Russia’s moratorium on CFE Treaty takes effect at night from December 12 to 13. The senators gave their go-ahead Friday, November 16, 2007.
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US, NATO Expect Russia to Reel Back with CFE Treaty Moratorium
In the United States and NATO, they still hope that Russia won’t impose the moratorium on CFE Treaty, said the RF General Staff Chief Yuri Baluevsky.
”The political authorities in the United States and NATO hope Russia will reel back in the last moment and won’t decide on imposing the moratorium,” Baluevsky said, specifying that he arrived at this conclusion after meeting the chiefs of General Staffs of the NATO states.
On Friday, Baluevsky addressed Russia’s upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, that focused on the Bill on CFE Treaty Moratorium. The senators approved the bill with no particular hesitation.
According to Baluevsky, the top-rank military in the West realize validity and reasonableness of Russia’s decision to impose the moratorium. “The day before yesterday, I felt that my colleagues, representatives of the NATO General Staffs, realize validity of Russia’s actions,” the general pointed out.
Russia’s moratorium on CFE Treaty takes effect at night from December 12 to 13, i.e. in 150 days after the respective notification of Russia. The decision on lifting the moratorium will be taken by President Vladimir Putin.
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