American security adviser John Bolton is trying to persuade President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Medium and Short Range Missile Treaty, which was signed between Moscow and Washington in 1987. It is noted that the Bolton proposal did not find a response in the Pentagon and the State Department. Former officials believe that the adviser is trying to prevent a peaceful dialogue on strategic stability, which is a potential threat to other countries, the Guardian reports..
At the same time, representatives of the United States claim that Russia allegedly violates the INF Treaty and is developing a cruise missile in secret. However, there is no evidence from Washington. "For the United States, the exit will be a monstrous goal into their own gates, considering that Russia does not keep within a certain time.
This will allow Russia to expand its small and rather insignificant arsenal of land-based missiles, "says Daryl Kimball, head of the Washington Arms Control Association..