Russia slams US withdrawal from arms treaty as ‘blackmail’

Politico --------- Moscow hit back Sunday at U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from an arms control treaty with Russia, slamming it as “blackmail.” “We condemn the continuing attempts to achieve Russia’s concessions through blackmail, moreover in such an issue that has importance for international security and security in the nuclear weapons sphere [and] for maintaining strategic stability,” said Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, according to Russian news agency TASS, also saying Trump’s move was “a very dangerous step.” To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.