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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-14-07 03:40 AM
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Russia pulls out of key arms pact
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Source: BBC News

Russian President Vladimir Putin has suspended involvement in one of the key Cold War arms control treaties.
In a statement, the Kremlin said the choice was due to "extraordinary circumstances" affecting security.

Russia has been angered by US plans to base parts of a missile defence system in Poland and the Czech Republic.

The Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty limits the number of heavy weapons deployed between the Atlantic Ocean and the Urals mountains.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6898690.stm
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