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==Russian Foreign Ministry statement on the moratorium on the deployment of ground-launched intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles, August 4, 2025==

==Russian Foreign Ministry statement on the moratorium on the deployment of ground-launched intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles, August 4, 2025==

{{quotebox-float|Against the backdrop of deliberate steps by the [[United States]], which resulted in the termination in 2019 of the validity and existence of the [[Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty]] (INF Treaty), as well as in subsequent years, the Russian Federation has been proactively making efforts to promote restraint in this area. In particular, this was reflected in the top-level statements made in 2019-2020, which provided for the voluntary adoption by our country of unilateral self-restrictions precluding the deployment of ground-launched INF-range missiles unless similar US-made [[missile]] [[weapon]]s emerge in the relevant regions of the world. In parallel, [[Russia]] directly called upon [[NATO]] countries to declare a reciprocal moratorium on deploying weapon systems formerly banned under the INF Treaty, and upon the [[US]] allies in the [[Asia]]-[[Pacific]] to support our efforts in preventing a race of such armaments in the region.

{{quotebox-float|Against the backdrop of deliberate steps by the [[United States]], which resulted in the termination in 2019 of the validity and existence of the [[Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty]] (INF Treaty), as well as in subsequent years, the Russian Federation has been proactively making efforts to promote restraint in this area. In particular, this was reflected in the top-level statements made in 2019-2020, which provided for the voluntary adoption by our country of [[unilateral]] self-restrictions precluding the deployment of ground-launched INF-range missiles unless similar US-made [[missile]] [[weapon]]s emerge in the relevant regions of the world. In parallel, [[Russia]] directly called upon [[NATO]] countries to declare a reciprocal moratorium on deploying weapon systems formerly banned under the INF Treaty, and upon the [[US]] allies in the [[Asia]]-[[Pacific]] to support our efforts in preventing a race of such armaments in the region.

However, we have to state that Russian initiatives have not been reciprocated. The United States and its allies have not only openly declared plans to deploy US ground-launched INF-range missiles in various regions, but have also made significant progress in the practical implementation of their intentions. The increasing body of objective data reveals, in particular, the following: the testing of baseline versions of a wide range of the above-mentioned weapons developed by [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] has mostly completed or is at its final stages; serial production of some of these systems is now underway; the [[Pentagon]] is forming and locating specialized units and commands in respective regions to enable the forward deployment and employment of such weapons; the requisite [[infrastructure]] is also being prepared to suit these purposes; there is growing [[evidence]] that missile systems of the aforementioned range are transferred directly to areas of [[military]] exercises conducted jointly with allies outside the US national territory.

However, we have to state that Russian initiatives have not been reciprocated. The United States and its allies have not only openly declared plans to deploy US ground-launched INF-range missiles in various regions, but have also made significant progress in the practical implementation of their intentions. The increasing body of objective data reveals, in particular, the following: the testing of baseline versions of a wide range of the above-mentioned weapons developed by [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] has mostly completed or is at its final stages; serial production of some of these systems is now underway; the [[Pentagon]] is forming and locating specialized units and commands in respective regions to enable the forward deployment and employment of such weapons; the requisite [[infrastructure]] is also being prepared to suit these purposes; there is growing [[evidence]] that missile systems of the aforementioned range are transferred directly to areas of [[military]] exercises conducted jointly with allies outside the US national territory.