"For years, Russia has violated the terms of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty without remorse," Pompeo said, speaking from the State Department. Russia and the US are the only two parties to the treaty, but it significantly affects European security. NATO urged Russia to use the next six months to "return to full and verifiable compliance to preserve the INF Treaty." A second European official said that "they will threaten, they will try to divide NATO, they'll do anything but stay quiet." "The bigger picture is what kind of sign you're sending out, what message you're sending," said a third European official.

Source: CNN February 01, 2019 13:40 UTC