Kiev said the Russian "Iskander-M" near the border

Russia launched the Iskander-M rockets 250 km from the Ukrainian border. This was reported to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

According to the Ukrainian intelligence service, there are about 12 rocket launchers near the city of Krasnodar.

In January, the US television channel Fox News had already reported the deployment of Russian Iskander missiles that could carry nuclear warheads near the Ukrainian border. US journalists were then referred to satellite photos.

Information on the missile appeared in the context of reports that Russia and the United States have suspended their participation in the agreement on the elimination of medium and short-range missiles.

In 1987, Moscow and Washington signed an agreement on the elimination of medium and short-range missiles (DRSMD). This agreement banned all nuclear and non-nuclear land-based nuclear missile complexes with ranges (1,000 to 5,500 km) and (500 to 1,000 km). In 1991, 2,700 missiles of this type had been destroyed.

Moscow and Washington recently exchanged allegations concerning the violated agreement.

Washington claims that Russia has secretly developed a new cruise missile – 9M729 for the Iskander-M complex. Its range, as believed in the United States, is well over 500 kilometers, which is a violation of the treaty. According to the Americans, they have evidence of the creation of such a missile and its tests.

As a result, the first treaty was the United States. It arrived on February 1st. "They (Russia – Red .) The violent (the treaty – the Red .) For many years and we will not allow them to break the nuclear agreement and to make weapons, "said the US president. Donald Trump on the causes of the exit.

"All (European) allies agree with the United States, because Russia has violated the agreement for several years, it is placing more and more new missiles capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to Europe, "said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in an interview with the Air Force.

Russia denies these allegations. In response, it accuses the United States of having tested the DRSMD missile defense system when launching targets to test missile defense systems, and on February 2, Russia announced the withdrawal of the treaty. Legend of the image

Putin talked about mirrored events

"Our response will be reflected: the US partners have announced that they will stop participating in the treaty, and we will stop," Putin told Russian President Vladimir on Saturday.

Signed in 1987, the contract is called one of the most important agreements. , which ensures "strategic stability" in the world, virtually guaranteed that a nuclear war would not begin. Now he is threatened.

At the same time, the Chinese Foreign Ministry urged the United States to return to the treaty and resolve the difficulties with Russia in the context of the dialogue. US officials, meanwhile, claim that about 95% of China's missile arsenal would violate the DRSMD's requirements if it was signed by China.