Putin Moves to Quit Open Skies as Russia Looks to Biden Summit
- Treaty compliance harms Russia’s interests, according to bill
- Putin-Biden summit must focus on stability, Lavrov said
Vladimir Putin
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President Vladimir Putin moved to withdraw from the Open Skies treaty already abandoned by the U.S., as Russia said it hopes summit talks with President Joe Biden will focus on strategic stability.
The Kremlin sent a bill to the lower house of parliament Tuesday formally repudiating the treaty, saying remaining bound by its terms would be a “threat to the national interests of the Russian Federation.” State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said lawmakers would act quickly to consider the proposal.