U.S. Says Russia Violated Arms Treaty

U.S. Says Russia Violated Arms Treaty

The United States has concluded that Russia’s test of a ground-launched cruise missile violated a landmark treaty, and informed President Vladimir V. Putin of the findings in a letter on Monday.

The 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty bans medium-range missiles, which are defined as ground-launched ballistic or cruise missiles capable of flying 300 to 3,400 miles. It was signed by President Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, who was then the Soviet leader, and helped seal the end of the Cold War.

The allegation adds another dispute to a relationship already burdened by tensions over the Kremlin’s support for separatists in Ukraine.

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