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BRUSSELS, 7 Nov: NATO on Tuesday announced the formal suspension of a key Cold War-era security treaty in response to Russia\u2019s pullout from the deal just hours earlier. The alliance also said its members who signed the treaty are now freezing their participation in the pact.<\/p>\n
Most of NATO\u2019s 31 allies have signed the Treaty of Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, which was aimed at preventing Cold War rivals from massing forces at or near mutual borders. It was signed in November 1990, but not fully ratified until two years later.<\/p>\n
NATO said its action was required because \u201ca situation whereby Allied State Parties abide by the Treaty, while Russia does not, would be unsustainable.\u201d<\/p>\n
Earlier in the day, Moscow said it had finalized its withdrawal from the treaty, also known as CFE. The long-expected move came after both houses of the Russian parliament approved a bill proposed by President Vladimir Putin denouncing the CFE. Putin signed that bill it into force in May this year.<\/p>\n
The treaty was one of several major Cold War-era treaties involving Russia and the United States that ceased to be in force in recent years. Russia suspended its participation in 2007, and in 2015 announced its intention to completely withdraw from the agreement.<\/p>\n
In February 2022, Moscow invaded Ukraine, sending hundreds of thousands of Russian troops into the neighboring country, which also shares a border with NATO members Poland, Slovakia, Romania and Hungary.<\/p>\n
Russia\u2019s Foreign Ministry said the process of the formal withdrawal from the treaty has been completed, without elaborating what that entailed. It blamed the U.S. and its allies for the withdrawal and the West\u2019s allegedly \u201cdestructive position\u201d on the treaty.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe left the door open for a dialogue on ways to restore the viability of conventional arms control in Europe,\u201d it said. \u201cHowever, our opponents did not take advantage of this opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n
The statement further said that \u201ceven the formal preservation\u201d of the treaty has become \u201cunacceptable from the point of view of Russia\u2019s fundamental security interests,\u201d citing developments in Ukraine and NATO\u2019s recent expansion.<\/p>\n
In Brussels, NATO said that its allies who had signed on \u201cintend to suspend the operation of the CFE Treaty for as long as necessary, in accordance with their rights under international law.\u201d The alliance underlined that its members remain committed \u201cto reduce military risk, and prevent misperceptions and conflicts.\u201d<\/p>\n
NATO said that its members will continue to \u201cconsult on and assess the implications of the current security environment and its impact on the security\u201d of the alliance. (AP)<\/p>\n
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