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us withdraws from cold-war era nuclear treaty with russia

Russia's noncompliance under the treaty jeopardizes U.S supreme interests as Russia's development and fielding of missile system represents direct threat to United States and our allies and partners... ..

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pompeo tells southeast asia ‘imperial’ china can only be countered

The region has been key target for China's Belt and Road Initiative, economic investment program that U.S officials see as tool for Chinese Communist Party to gain control of ports and other infrastructure that its military could use to threaten U.S allies... ..

u.s. withdrawal from the inf treaty on august 2, 2019

With the full support of our NATO Allies, the United States has determined Russia to be in material breach of the treaty, and has subsequently suspended our obligations under the treaty.  ... The United States greatly appreciates the steadfast cooperation and resolve NATO allies have shown..

epochal us-russia nuclear arms treaty dies

“With the full support of our NATO allies, the U.S. has determined Russia to be in material breach of the treaty and has subsequently suspended our obligations under the treaty.” . ... Stoltenberg added that the U.S. was not interested in sparking an arms race and would make ‘no rash moves’..

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Tehran’s Allies Strongly Condemn US Sanctions on Iranian FM . . TEHRAN (FNA)- Russia, China and Venezuela strongly denounced the recent move by the administration of US President Donald Trump over imposing sanctions against Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. . ..

background briefing to traveling press

So not just with countries like Japan and South Korea, who are longstanding allies of the United States, but even in discussions with the Chinese and with the Russians it’s clear that there is strong alignment still, 14 months after we began this process at the summit in Singapore.  ... It’s..

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