25/ 10/ 2007


Russia's defense minister said Thursday that NATO member states could ratify the adapted Conventional Forces in Europe treaty (CFE) before the Russian deadline for a moratorium expires in December.

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"This [deadline] encourages NATO to make a decision as soon as possible," Anatoly Serdyukov said following an informal meeting of the Russia-NATO Council in Noordwijk in the western Netherlands.

"The German defense minister, for instance, says he is in favor of signing and ratifying the adapted CFE treaty as soon as possible, meeting the main condition of the Russian side," the Russian minister said.

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October 25, 2007


NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer says the alliance would "deplore very much" if Russia decided to leave a key arms-control agreement.

De Hoop Scheffer said today that NATO members had some understanding for Russian worries about the adapted Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty, which limits military deployments on the continent.

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06/ 11/ 2007


The U.S. and NATO are concerned over Russia's threat to withdraw from the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE) and are ready to look at ratifying the document, the assistant secretary of state said.

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November 6, 2007


The U.S. and NATO say they're ready to consider ratifying a Europe-wide arms agreement. The move has been prompted by their concern that Russia could withdraw from the crucial balancing act that's meant to limit the amount of weaponry deployed from the Urals to the Atlantic.

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November 7, 2007


Deputies at the Russian State Duma are preparing to vote on President Putin's proposal to ditch the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty. The move comes despite indications from NATO members that they're ready to consider ratifying the Europe-wide arms agreement.

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Russia's parliament has voted to suspend Moscow's support for a key treaty limiting the deployment of armed forces along its border with Europe.

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November 16, 2007


Russia's upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, has voted unanimously to suspend Moscow's participation in the Conventional Forces In Europe treaty, a Cold War-era agreement that limits the deployment of tanks and other conventional weapons west of the Urals.

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16/ 11/ 2007


Russia's upper house approved on Friday the president-proposed moratorium on the arms reduction pact as the country's response to U.S. missile shield plans and NATO expansion. The unilateral moratorium, earlier approved by the State Duma, parliament's lower house, will come into force at midnight on December 12

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06/ 12/ 2007


Russia will not immediately increase the strength of its Armed Forces after its unilateral moratorium on a key arms reductions treaty comes into effect on December 12, the chief of the General Staff said Thursday.

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