US Land Deployment of Mk 41 Missile Launching Systems 'Flagrant' Violation of INF - Moscow
Moscow considers the US land deployment of the Mk 41 missile launching systems as part of the Aegis Ashore systems in Europe to be a direct and flagrant violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Monday.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 26th November, 2018) Moscow considers the US land deployment of the Mk 41 missile launching systems as part of the Aegis Ashore systems in Europe to be a direct and flagrant violation of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Monday.
"Contrary to the agreement, the mentioned launchers allow the combat use of the Tomahawk medium-range cruise missiles and other strike weapons from the ground. We consider this a direct and flagrant violation of the INF Treaty," Ryabkov told reporters.