National security expert William Freer in his interview with the British To express He expressed the view that Russia’s withdrawal from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) was a sign that Moscow would equip its troops with a large amount of new military equipment.
According to Freer, Russia may seek significant rearmament “after breaking the historic Cold War agreement.”
The expert described the withdrawal from the agreement as a symbolic step that indicates tension in relations between Moscow and NATO. He called on the West to “carefully monitor” how the Russian Federation develops its military power and increase its own defense spending.
Before this, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at a press conference in Berlin in the name The Russian Federation will play a responsible role in arms control.
Ilya Kramnik, a researcher at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences, also statedRussia and NATO’s withdrawal from the CFE Treaty is unlikely to change the balance of power.
On November 7, 2023 at 00:00, the Russian Federation finally completed the withdrawal procedure from the CFE Agreement. What kind of deal was this and why it turned out to be unprofitable for Russia, a military observer examined it “socialbites.ca” Mikhail Khodarenok.
Previously in NATO statedRussia’s withdrawal from the CFE Treaty harms Euro-Atlantic security.