Russia cannot stay within mid-range missiles treaty with U.S. forever: Kremlin

The Kremlin on Friday raised the possibility of quitting the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty signed between Moscow and Washington in late 1980s, citing new threats facing Russia.

"On the one hand, we've signed the agreement, we will obey it. But that could not last forever," Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration Sergei Ivanov told national Vesti-24 TV Channel.

The United States never needs the middle-range and tactical missiles as they could only target "Mexico or Canada," while Russia is now facing the threat of mid-range missiles from dozens of neighboring countries, he said.

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