He stated this during a press conference with the Russian leader.

As noted by Conte, in the Cabinet of Ministers of Italy they are sure - “everyone must do everything necessary, make a contribution in order to preserve these agreements”.

“And Russia is an important element of this process, of course,” the premier stressed.

Earlier, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s non-proliferation and arms control department, Vladimir Yermakov, said that Moscow was ready to discuss ways to stabilize the situation with Washington after the end of the INF Treaty based on mutual transparency measures.

On July 4, Vladimir Putin signed a law on the suspension of the INF Treaty in response to unilateral actions by the United States.

Expert Vladimir Prokhvatilov in a conversation with NSN commented on the situation around the agreement.