The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that it has officially withdrawn from the "Airspace Opening Treaty", which allows parties to scout each other for the purpose of verifying disarmament.
Following the departure of the United States last year, he accuses "all responsibility lies with the United States."
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on the 18th, stating that "Russia is no longer a party to the Airspace Opening Treaty since today" and has officially withdrawn from the treaty.
This treaty allows parties to scout each other for verification of disarmament, and Russia's President Vladimir Putin said that in June of last year, Russia also made a treaty after the United States withdrew from the treaty. He had signed a bill that stipulated that he would leave.
After the end of the Cold War, the treaty was signed in 1992 by major countries in the United States, Russia and Europe with the aim of increasing transparency and building confidence in military activities, and came into effect in 2002.
"It is clear that without the participation of the United States and Russia, the effectiveness of the treaty will be significantly reduced. Its scope will be reduced by 80%. All responsibility lies with the United States, which caused the collapse of the treaty," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. "I blame the United States.