Russland gjør som USA - trekker seg fra nedrustningsavtalen INF

President Vladimir Putin bekrefter at han følger USAs eksempel og trekker Russland ut av nedrustningsavtalen INF.

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin listens during a joint news conference with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoga in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. The leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran say they stand against "separatist" agendas that would undermine Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity. In a joint statment released at the end of their summit meeting in Ankara, Putin, Rouhani and Erdogan said Wednesday they "rejected all attempts to create new realities on the ground under the pretext of combating terrorism." (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) Burhan Ozbilici

Russia's President Vladimir Putin listens during a joint news conference with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoga in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. The leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran say they stand against "separatist" agendas that would undermine Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity. In a joint statment released at the end of their summit meeting in Ankara, Putin, Rouhani and Erdogan said Wednesday they "rejected all attempts to create new realities on the ground under the pretext of combating terrorism." (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) Burhan Ozbilici

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Under et møte i Moskva lørdag sa Putin at Russlands deltakelse i avtalen suspenderes. Det melder nyhetsbyrået Reuters og russiske medier.Beslutningen kom ikke som noen overraskelse etter at amerikanske myndigheter fredag varslet at de trekker seg fra avtalen. Den ble inngått mellom USA og Sovjetunionen i 1987.Avtalen forbyr landbaserte mellomdistanseraketter. At avtalen nå ser ut til å rakne, har skapt frykt for et nytt atomvåpenkappløp.