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U.S. Likely To Start Withdrawing From INF In Days

Thursday, January 24th, 2019

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U.S. Likely To Start Withdrawing From INF In Days

Andrea Thompson, State Department under secretary for arms control and international security

A top State Department official on Thursday said she is not optimistic Russia will return to compliance with the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty by the Feb. 2 deadline set by the Trump administration before the United States moves to exit the agreement. Following another unsuccessful round of discussions with Russian counterparts in Geneva last week, Andrea Thompson, under secretary of state for arms control and international security, told reporters at a Defense Writer’s Group breakfast that she does not…

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