Russia Suspends Cold-War Treaty After Trump Withdrawal

Putin signals Russia is open to further negotiations
China urges Russia, U.S. to end differences through dialogue

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the U.S. is withdrawing from the INF treaty with Russia.

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By Irina Reznik, Nick Wadhams, and Margaret Talev

February 1, 2019 at 8:43 AM EST

Corrected

February 4, 2019 at 3:30 AM EST

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Russia withdrew from a landmark 1987 nuclear disarmament treaty as President Vladimir Putin signaled he’s open to new talks, the Kremlin said, a day after Donald Trump announced the U.S. is pulling out of the agreement citing years of Russian violations.

Putin discussed the plan to suspend the Ronald Reagan-Mikhail Gorbachev agreement during a working meeting Saturday with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, according to the Kremlin.

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