Russia accused the U.S. of escalating military tensions following the test of a cruise missile that would have been prohibited by a recently-terminated arms control treaty between the two nations.
Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Tuesday the U.S. test was "regrettable," Russia's TASS news agency reported. "It is noteworthy that the test of an advanced Tomahawk missile took place literally 16 days after the United States withdrew from the INF Treaty and the termination of this treaty," Ryabkov was quoted as saying.the previous day that hit its target after more than 500km of flight.
Russia's deputy foreign minister accused the U.S. of developing the cruise missile before it had officially withdrawn from the Cold-War era arms control treaty on August 2, however.
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