“Evidence has already been presented to the whole world that the Americans were preparing to break the treaty because they wanted to gain military superiority in these systems, deliberately violating the INF Treaty. Just a few weeks after the release, they already tested the rocket, which in its parameters is a classic way beyond the scope of this agreement. Therefore, today Russia has every reason to show the world that the United States is the initiator of the destruction of the treaty. This is not the first time that our leader Vladimir Putin has said that we will always have a symmetrical answer in terms of the military component, ”the senator said.
According to Morozov, at the moment, "the world can only rest on a balance of power, there is no other option for security, which is why Russia needs an adequate response."
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed to analyze the level of threat in connection with a US test of a new modification of a cruise missile.
The Russian leader also said that the United States had staged a propaganda campaign accusing Russia of violations of the INF Treaty to cover up its plans to leave the treaty.