mo4ch:>‘No winners’ in INF collapse, but Russia ‘will never lose an arms race’ either – deputy FM | Mo4ch News

The US withdrawal from the INF treaty jeopardizes everyone’s security and may cause an arms race, but the US shouldn’t count on winning it, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told RT.The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) officially expired on Friday, six months since the Trump administration announced it was withdrawing from it in February. The rash move left Russia no choice but to also abandon the landmark accord, which served as a cornerstone of European security since 1987.The INF banned ground-based missiles with a range between 500km and 5,500km. By withdrawing from the treaty, “the US decided to untie itself from an arms control treaty that kept their capabilities in this area at zero level for decades,” Ryabkov said.“No one will gain from the collapse of the INF,” he pointed out. “Everyone’s security will be in jeopardy.”Also on rt.comBolton says ‘flawed’ New START treaty with Russia unlikely to last past 2021He also shrugged off ambitious claims by US…