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by Axios | 12.5.18

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that if the U.S. exits a Cold War-era missile treaty and begins developing new intermediate-range missiles, his country will follow suit, per the AP.

The backdrop: President Trump has threatened to withdraw from the landmark 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty — which bans land-based nuclear missiles in Europe — because Russia has developed and fielded a banned missile system. All 29 NATO members backed the U.S. accusation yesterday, saying: \"It is now up to Russia to preserve the INF Treaty.\" Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. would begin withdrawal in 60 days if Russia remains in violation.

—Haley Britzky

Photo: Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images

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He is a warlord at heart and former head of the old Soviet KGB. So remember who you’re dealing with. Backing down will only in embolden him. Call his bluff and kick his ass. He won’t go nuclear. He’s not that foolish. Putin doesn’t want to rule over a sheet of molten glass.","parent_type":"Article","parent_id":16766,"created_at":"2018-12-05T20:32:15.813Z","liked":false,"like_count":3,"links":{"self":"https://www.causes.com/comments/619341","likers":"https://www.causes.com/api/v1/likers?likeable_id=619341&likeable_type=Comment"},"article_id":16766,"shareable_image_url":"https://n.causes.com/share-images/comments/619341.png","note":{},"note_text":false,"note_color":false,"user_id":"zmJ1aJnZ","liker_ids":["GWdpjvWr","A9G85voW","Wld0VDra"]}}

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