Contents tagged with Open Skies Treaty
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Russia withdraws from Open Sky Treaty
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed federal law No. 158-Fz, providing for Russia's withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty.
The law was passed by the Russian State Duma on May 19 and approved by the Russian Federation Council on June 2 this year. According to the law, Russia ceases to be a participant in the Treaty when the law comes into force.
The Kremlin said that the U.S. withdrawal from the Treaty, which took place in November 2020, was the reason for Russia terminating its …
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Russia withdraws from Open Skies Treaty
The system of Russian-American agreements on mutual arms control and military activity, created at the end of the Cold War, continues to fall apart.
Moscow is beginning the process to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Friday.
“On November 22, the United States withdrew from the treaty. As a result, the balance of interests of the signatories was "substantially disrupted, its effectiveness was seriously damaged, and the role of the Open Skies Treaty …
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US disallows Russia to use new Tu-214 for Open Skies observation flights
The US government has decided not to allow Russia’s new Tu-214ON reconnaissance aircraft to make observation flights in accordance with the Treaty on Open Skies. This was reported by Sergey Ryzhkov, head of Russia’s National Nuclear Risk Reduction Center, in an interview with Krasnaya Zvezda, the official newspaper of Russia’s Defense Ministry.
According to Ryzhkov, at the Kubinka airfield in the Moscow province, the new aircraft was subjected to international examination of the course of ten …
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US not pulling out of Open Skies Treaty
Washington is not stopping its involvement in the Treaty on Open Skies (TOS), and intends to remain committed to the agreement, a US State Department representative told TASS.
“The United States is not suspending its participation in the TOS. On the contrary, the US remains committed to the continued implementation of the treaty, as demonstrated by the authorization for the recapitalization of our Open Skies aircraft and our ongoing efforts to modernize our fleet,” the official commented.
The …
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The US freezes Open Skies Treaty with Russia
Paragraph 1242 of the Defense Bill, approved by the US Congress and signed by President Donald Trump, stipulates the refusal to allocate money for financing the Open Skies Treaty.
It is indicated in the Defense Bill that the funds cannot be used in 2019 to carry out observation flights. It is noted that the restriction can be lifted if the US president presents the corresponding committee of the Congress a certificate confirming the fulfillment of the agreement terms by Russia.
The document …
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Russia promises to retaliate if US infringes on the Treaty on Open Skies
The spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova has stated that they will take adequate measures if the United States complicates the conduction of Russian observation flights over US territory, reported TASS.
"Regarding the measures that the United States is imposing - which, as the media write, are intended to make it difficult to conduct Russian observation flights over America - we will evaluate them, including from the point of view of compliance with the Treaty (on …
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Russia: the US intends to withdraw from Open Skies Treaty
The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that Washington was going to restrict the conditions of Russian military aircraft flights over the territory of the United States within the framework of the Treaty on Open Skies. This was announced by Mikhail Ulyanov, Director of the Foreign Ministry’s Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control, as reported by Russia's RBC news agency.
"Yes, we know that Americans are going to take such steps. There is a plenary meeting of the Commission on Open Skies …