Putin Warns NATO Against Border Buildup

Russia will suspend its participation in the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty on December 12. However, Putin left the door open to Russia resuming participation, saying Moscow will “re-examine the possibility of renewing its obligations after our partners join the adapted treaty and, more importantly, implement it.”

The 1990 CFE treaty places strict limitations on the deployment of tanks and other military hardware across Europe. Russia says it cannot stick to the CFE rules until members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) ratify an updated version of the accord. NATO has said it will do so only when Russia pulls its forces out of two ex-Soviet republics – Georgia and Moldova.

Meanwhile, the armed forces chief of staff, General Yury Baluyevsky, also confirmed that Russia would suspend adherence to a key Cold War arms treaty on December 12, news agencies reported.

“In violation of previous agreements, certain member countries of the NATO alliance are increasing their resources next to our borders,” Putin told a meeting of defence chiefs in Moscow in comments broadcast on state television.

“Russia cannot remain indifferent to the clear muscle-flexing,” he said.

The Kremlin leader, who earlier this year threatened to target nuclear missiles at Europe, said he wanted the atomic arsenal put on a higher level of readiness.

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