Moscow regrets US suspension of cooperation within open skies treaty
Moscow deeply regrets
Washington's decision to suspend cooperation with Russia under the Open Skies
Treaty in accordance with the new US defense budget.
Russian Deputy Foreign
Minister Sergey Ryabkov told Sputnik that such a move can be deemed an
"intoxication" of international relations.
On Monday, US President
Donald Trump signed the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act into law.
According to the bill, the
United States will not allocate any funds to implement the Open Skies Treaty
until penalties are imposed against Russia for previous violations.
The diplomat stressed that
Moscow was concerned over the record-high US allocations for military purposes
under the new defense budget and would carefully examine the document.
The
Open Skies Treaty has been suspended until the president certifies to US Congress
that penalties have been imposed on Russia for previous treaty violations, the
document said.
