[HIGHLIGHTS] Russian Foreign Ministry: The law on the abolition of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe officially entered into force

Russia's abrogation of the "Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe" officially entered into force. Russia has notified all members of the treaty that it will withdraw from the treaty in 9 days.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Finland's recent accession to NATO and Sweden's ongoing "accession" procedure have become the last straw for "the Russian Federation has to withdraw" The treaty stipulates total amount of conventional weapons, regional quotas, national quotas and verification methods of the two major military blocs.