China News Service, October 26. According to a report by Russian Satellite Network on the 26th, Russian President Putin issued a statement, proposing a series of supplementary measures that will help ease tensions in Europe after the INF Treaty expires, calling on relevant countries Seek a plan to maintain stability in the Asia-Pacific region and prevent the missile crisis.

Putin also said that it was a serious mistake that the United States withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and caused the treaty to become invalid.

Data map: Russian President Putin.

　　Putin emphasized in the statement that Russia still believes that the Intermediate-Range Missile Treaty has played a special role in ensuring the predictability and restraint of the missile field in Europe.

The statement pointed out that the United States’ withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range-Range Treaty and the invalidation of the treaty was a serious mistake, leading to an increased risk of an arms race.

　　Putin also emphasized that efforts must be made to reduce the trust deficit, strengthen regional and global stability, and reduce risks related to misunderstandings and differences in the missile field.

　　Putin confirmed that Russia has promised not to deploy Russian-made land-based medium- and short-range missiles unless such US-made weapons appear in relevant areas.

He called on NATO member states to consider also declaring a moratorium on the deployment of medium- and short-range missiles.

　　Putin suggested that relevant parties carry out specific plans for mutual verification.

For example, it is possible to inspect the land-based Aegis system equipped with the MK-41 launcher deployed by the United States and NATO at European bases, and the 9M729 missile at the Kaliningrad State facility of the Russian Federation Armed Forces.

The purpose of the verification is to confirm that the agreement stipulates that the facility does not have land-based medium-range and medium- and short-range missiles, and there are no weapons (9M729 missiles) with disputes over the equipment performance and classification of the two sides.

　　The statement stated that Russia has always confirmed that the deployment of the 9M729 missile is in full compliance with the relevant provisions of the Intermediate-Range-Range Treaty, but Russia is also willing to give up when NATO countries stop deploying weapons and equipment prohibited by the Intermediate-Range-Range Treaty in Europe. Deploy 9M729 missiles in Europe.

　　The statement also said: "We also call on relevant countries to seek solutions to maintain stability and prevent missile crises in the Asia-Pacific region in the'world without the INF Treaty.' We are open to joint work in this direction."

　　The Soviet Union and the United States signed the "Intermediate-Range-Range Treaty" in 1987, stipulating that the two countries no longer maintain, produce or test land-based cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and their launching devices with a range of 500 to 5500 kilometers.

In February 2019, the United States unilaterally initiated the procedure for withdrawing from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.

In August of the same year, the United States formally withdrew from the treaty.