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Russia Ends INF Missile Moratorium as U.S. Threatens Tariffs and Sanctions

Moscow’s lift of its INF moratorium allows new missile deployments, signaling rising tensions as Washington readies envoy talks in Moscow, weighs higher tariffs on Russia’s oil customers.

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Expertos transportan una parte del cohete en el lugar de un ataque contra un edificio residencial de nueve plantas en Kiev.
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Imagen de archivo del presidente de EEUU, Donald Trump (dcha), durante un encuentro con su par ucraniano, Volodímir Zelenski, en la Casa Blanca, Washington, D.C., EEUU. 28 febrero 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Overview

  • Russia’s Foreign Ministry declared on August 4 that it no longer considers itself bound by its 2019 moratorium on ground-launched short- and medium-range missiles, formally abandoning INF constraints.
  • Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov cautioned that “in a nuclear war there are no winners” after President Trump ordered two nuclear submarines to the region.
  • The Kremlin confirmed it will receive U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Wednesday or Thursday, ahead of Trump’s August 8 deadline for a Ukraine ceasefire agreement.
  • President Trump warned he will impose substantial tariff hikes on India and other nations that continue buying discounted Russian oil to undercut Moscow’s war financing.
  • Ukraine’s President Zelenski reported ongoing U.S.-Ukraine coordination on new sanctions and defense support and noted the presence of Asian and African mercenaries near Vovchansk on the front lines.