Anonymous ID: 578d3c Feb. 1, 2019, 5:34 a.m. No.4987467   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2019-02-01/merkel-well-use-six-month-withdrawal-period-to-talk-if-us-quits-inf-treaty

 

Merkel: We'll Use Six-Month Withdrawal Period to Talk if U.S. Quits INF Treaty

 

BERLIN (REUTERS) - IF the United States announces it will suspend compliance with the INF nuclear missile pact with Russia, Germany will use the six-month period that the formal withdrawal period lasts to hold further discussions, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday.

 

"If it does come to a cancellation today, we will do everything possible to use the six-month window to hold further talks," she said. "It is clear to us that Russia has violated this treatyโ€ฆ The important thing is to keep the window for dialogue open."

 

U.S. officials said on Thursday that the United States will soon announce plans to suspend compliance with a landmark nuclear missile pact with Russia, responding to an alleged violation of the treaty by Moscow. Once announced, the formal withdrawal process takes six months.