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Monday, July 16, 2007

West alarmed by Russian pull-out of arms treaty

NATO, along with several EU states and the US, has shown deep frustration over Russia's decision to pull out of a key arms control treaty, saying it was "a disappointing step in wrong direction".

"NATO regrets this decision by the Russian Federation", a NATO spokesman said on Saturday (14 July), adding, "the allies consider this treaty to be an important cornerstone of European security and stability".

Over the weekend, Russian president Vladimir Putin signed a decree suspending the country's commitments under the 1990 Conventional Forces in Europe (CEF) treaty, citing "extraordinary circumstances ... which affect the security of the Russian Federation and require immediate measures" as the driving force for such move.

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