U.S. Taking 'Economic And Military' Options Against Russia Over Missile Treaty Dispute


RFE: U.S. Sets New Economic, Military Measures Against Russia For INF Missile Dispute

WASHINGTON -- The United States said it was taking military and economic measures against Moscow in response to a festering, and increasingly tense, dispute over a Russian missile that Washington says violates an important Cold War treaty.

The December 8 announcement by the State Department was the first of its sort by President Donald Trump's administration, signaling a more deliberate approach to the dispute over the 30-year-old Intermediate Nuclear-Forces Treaty.

Last week, a White House official for the first time confirmed long-standing suspicions about the type of missile Washington alleges has already been deployed in at least two Russian regions.

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