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The US will begin its withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia on February 1, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control Andrea Thompson has said.
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In an interview published on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia "has no interest in a new arms race" with the US, but warned the Trump administration against withdrawing from the treaty, saying "such a course will have the gravest consequences."
Trump first threatened to pull out of the landmark agreement last October, telling reporters "we'll have to develop those weapons." Reacting to Trump's announcement, Gorbachev issued a similar warning to Putin, calling Trump's planned withdrawal a "dire threat to peace."
Comment: The many unfounded assaults on this president, so far, have not culminated in his removal. So defying logic, the new plan is: more of the same.