Russia pulls out of arms-control treaty
Russia on Saturday suspended its participation in a key European arms control treaty that governs deployment of troops on the continent, the Kremlin said, a move that threatened to further aggravate Moscow’s already tense relations with the West. President Vladimir Putin signed a decree suspending Russia’s participation in the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty due to “extraordinary circumstances … which affect the security of the Russian Federation and require immediate measures,” the Kremlin said in a statement. Full Story