Withdrawal from nuclear arms deal 'dangerous step' for US: Russia

Trump confirmed that US will pull out of the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces treaty that it had signed with Russia.

Update: 2018-10-21 09:42 GMT
Trump has been under bipartisan fire in Washington for failing to publicly confront Putin over the election interference at the press conference that followed their Helsinki talks. (Photo: AP)

Moscow: Withdrawing from a Cold War-era nuclear weapons treaty with Russia as President Donald Trump has announced he plans to do is a dangerous step, Russia's deputy foreign minister said Sunday.

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"This would be a very dangerous step that, I'm sure, not only will not be comprehended by the international community but will provoke serious condemnation," deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov told TASS state news agency.

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