The US and NATO will suspend the contract on ordinary weapons in Europe - WSJ

Following the collapse of the USSR, the restriction agreement was regarded as one of the central for the security of Europe, as it made it impossible to accumulate forces for a sudden attack. The United States and their NATO allies reported that the 1990s have reported participation in the 1990 treaty of restriction of ordinary weapons in Europe after the Russian Federation. About it reports The Wall Street Journal.

NATO countries have announced their suspension of participation in the treaty after the official statement of the Russian Federation to withdraw from the restriction. "Russia's exit is the last in a series of actions that systematically undermine Euro -Atlantic security," the Alliance said. The agreement on the restriction of ordinary weapons in Europe was agreed after the collapse of the USSR and the Warsaw Treaty.

The United States will receive more flexibility in the deployment of forces in the northern and southern flanks of NATO, in particular in Romania and Bulgaria. In addition, Western allies can avoid the exchange of information about the deployment of their forces with states close to the Russian Federation. The United States will suspend their participation in the contract on December 7.

The publication claims that at the beginning of the conclusion of the agreement was considered as a cornerstone of European security. Its goal was not to give any side to increase strength for a sudden attack. Under the contract, restrictions on the number were established: then they signed a Medium and Smart 1987 Missile Rockets, which forbade the US and Russia land base rockets with a radius of 500 to 5400 km.