President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead a meeting on July 16 in Helsinki. On Saturday, he announced Russia would suspend its participation in the treaty, following the United States' lead. PUTIN: It would be of great value to us, if other countries followed Russia and the United States. Because under that treaty we eliminated our ground complex, but the treaty did not include medium-range sea- and air-based missiles. The Soviet Union simply did not have them, while the United States kept them in service.

Source: Washington Post February 02, 2019 13:41 UTC