Russia Will Abandon Its Unilateral Missile Moratorium, Lavrov Says
RUSSIA-USA/TREATY (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Russia will abandon its unilateral missile moratorium, Lavrov says
Russia will scrap a moratorium on the deployment of intermediate and shorter range nuclear-capable missiles because the United States has deployed such weapons in various regions around the world, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday.
Russia's move, long signaled, will kill off all that remains from one of the most significant arms control treaties of the Cold War, amid fears that the world's two biggest nuclear powers could be entering a new arms race together with China.