russia has announced that it will no longer be bound by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty signed in 1987. russia has taken this decision, saying that the actions of the West have created a "direct threat" to its security. There is concern internationally that Russia's decision may increase the arms race between the two nuclear-armed countries. trump, who is increasingly critical of russia as the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues to rage. He is furious with Putin as russia refuses to accept Trump's claim that he stopped conflicts in various countries of the world. Last year, trump had said that he would stop the Russia-Ukraine war within a day if he took office as president.
However, almost 8 months after taking office as president, trump has not been able to stop the Russia-Ukraine war. Although trump has spoken out in a warning manner to russia from time to time, russia has been responding by saying that we are not iran or Iraq. Despite holding talks with special envoys, Putin has not come down. Due to this, trump, who is very angry, is engaged in measures to economically cripple Russia. In this regard, trump has been continuously talking about countries, including india and China, stopping the purchase of crude oil from Russia. He has threatened to further increase taxes on india for buying oil from Russia. In the meantime, trump, who was tense over former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's speech, said last friday that he had ordered the movement of two nuclear submarines to appropriate areas.
Trump, angered by Dmitry Medvedev's statement that Russia's military action against ukraine could turn into a war between countries with nuclear weapons, ordered the above action. The escalating conflict between russia and the united states, considered the most powerful countries in the world, has increased international tension. In this situation, russia has created a stir by announcing that it will withdraw from nuclear agreements with the United States. In this regard, the Russian side stated that "the actions of Western countries pose a direct threat to their country, and therefore, since the conditions for maintaining the nuclear agreement have disappeared, russia will no longer adhere to the previous self-restraints."

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty was signed between russia and the united states in 1987. This treaty banned the deployment of land-based missiles with a range of 500 to 5,500 kilometers. However, the united states withdrew from this treaty, accusing russia of violating the rules. As a result, the treaty ended in 2019.
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Sowmiya Sriram

05/08/2025 11:35 AM