“Any contract, especially a bilateral one, it assumes the presence of a partner. If the Americans said that they suspend their participation, then it is quite obvious that the treaty loses all meaning. In the form in which it was concluded, the contract assumed the same responsibility of the two parties. We simply fix the objective reality, we talked about this, ”the senator explained.
Klimov also added that such a measure is in response to the actions of the United States, which, in his opinion, do not contribute to "defusing tensions."
Earlier, Russian leader Vladimir Putin signed a decree stating that Russia suspends the implementation of the INF Treaty concluded between the USSR and the United States.
On February 2, he announced the suspension of Moscow’s participation in the agreement.