Antonov assessed the consequences of US withdrawal from the INF.

“I believe that if the United States realizes its intentions to withdraw from this agreement, then the system of agreements in the field of strategic security will suffer serious, and maybe even irreparable damage,” he said.

The diplomat added that in this case Russia and the United States "will have one treaty, the future of which is unclear."

Earlier, UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed the hope that Russia and the United States would find a way to resolve differences over the INF.

In May, Yury Shvytkin, deputy chairman of the defense and security committee of the lower chamber of the Russian parliament, in an interview with NSN, appreciated the possibility of a compromise between Russia and the United States under the agreement.