Russia has formally withdrawn from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty:
INF Treaty (1987): Signed by the US and the Soviet Union, it banned all ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with a range of 500–5,500 km. It aimed to reduce nuclear threat and promote global arms control.The US exited the INF Treaty in 2019, accusing Russia of violating it, which had already weakened the treaty’s relevance.Russia claimed the treaty’s conditions no longer exist, and it cited US deployment of Typhon missile systems in the Philippines and missile drills in Australia (Talisman Sabre exercises) as a direct threat to its national security. It Raises fears of a renewed nuclear arms race and weakens global non-proliferation and arms control efforts.
