Russia: US claims on nuclear missiles treaty unfounded, we have questions too

Moscow has slammed Washington’s allegations that Russia breached the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, calling the claims unsubstantiated. It added Russia also has complaints about the US’s fulfillment of their obligations under the treaty.

US claims that Russia violated the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty) are “just as unsubstantiated as everything that has recently been heard by Moscow coming from Washington, including other issues. There is absolutely no evidence provided to support [these allegations],” Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement Wednesday.

Moscow’s statement comes in response to US President Obama’s letter to Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, informing him that the US has determined that Russia has breached the treaty.

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