Western capitals say a new Russian medium-range missile system breaches the terms of the 1987 treaty and puts European cities at risk. Heiko Maas, the German foreign minister who has shuttled between Moscow and Washington in recent weeks trying to save the INF treaty, said Russia was still in breach. Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said history had taught his country "a very clear lesson". NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has said military commanders will begin preparing for "a world without an INF treaty" but insisted the alliance wasstill committed to arms reduction. Russia insists the missile system complies with the treaty, and displayedit to foreign military officials and media last week in a bid to allay concerns.

Source: The Local February 01, 2019 09:56 UTC