China News Service, May 22, according to the Russian Satellite Network report on the 22nd, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov said that the United States has notified the Russian side of its withdrawal from the Open Sky Treaty.
Ryabkov said: "Today, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received an official note from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, and the United States announced its withdrawal from the" Open Sky Treaty "procedure."
The US government stated on May 21 that the US would withdraw from the "Open Sky Treaty" on the grounds that Russia violated the treaty. US President Trump explained the decision of "withdrawal" at the White House that day: "Our relationship with Russia is very good, but the Russian side did not abide by the treaty, so the US will withdraw before they abide by the treaty.
He added that it is very likely that the two parties will reach a new agreement, "or do something to reach a new agreement". Russia has repeatedly refuted the accusations of the United States.
The Open Sky Treaty was signed in 1992 and entered into force in 2002. According to the treaty, a Contracting State may conduct unarmed reconnaissance on the entire territory of other Contracting States in order to verify the implementation of the international arms control treaty. There are currently 34 parties to the treaty, including Russia and most members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.