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The NATO condemned this Friday the withdrawal of Russia of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe and accused him of spending years failing to comply with what is considered the “cornerstone” of the European security architecture.
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He North Atlantic Councilthe highest decision-making body of the alliancestressed in a statement that Russia “He has been failing to fulfill his obligations for many years” within the framework of this treaty, in particular by having ceased to apply it without legal basis in 2007.
“The war of aggression of Russia against Ukraine and the complicity of belarusare contrary to the objectives of the treaty”declared the 31 allies.
According to what they said, the decision of Russia to withdraw from the pact is “the latest in a series of actions that systematically undermine the euroatlantic security” and “demonstrates once again the continued contempt for Moscow for arms control, including reciprocity, transparency, compliance and verification.
“We have repeatedly asked Russia comply with the treaty. Russia has not engaged constructively and has not taken steps towards full compliance”, they stressed, and urged Moscow to “comply with its commitments and obligations” given that “Take advantage of the time you have left before your withdrawal to reconsider your decision.”
The NATO stated that they continuejoined” for effective control of conventional arms “As a key element of the euroatlantic security” and complement to the tasks of dissuasion and defense of the alliance.
“We reiterate our full commitment to reduce the military riskprevent misperceptions and conflicts, build trust, promote transparency and verification, and thus contribute to peace and security”, the allies emphasized.
On May 29, the Russian president, vladimir putinsigned the law denouncing the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europewhich sets legally binding and verifiable limits for the main categories of conventional military equipment.
In 2007 Russia had already suspended the application of the treaty, which was created with the aim of preventing any of the alliances present in Europe during the Cold War – the NATO and the Warsaw pact – accumulate forces to launch a quick offensive.
The document, described after its creation in 1990 as the cornerstone of European security, at that time eliminated the quantitative advantage of the Soviet Union in conventional weapons Europe.
The treaty set equal limits on the number of tanks, armored fighting vehicles, heavy artillery, combat aircraft and attack helicopters that the NATO and the Warsaw Pactto could unfold between the ocean Atlantic and the Urals.
Source: Elcomercio
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