Russian law abrogating the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe came into effect.

　　On the 9th local time, the Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying that Russia’s law abolishing the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe came into effect on the same day, and Russia has informed all treaty members that Russia will withdraw from the Treaty 150 days later, that is, at 0: 00 on November 7th, 2023.

　　NATO and Warsaw Pact signed the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe in 1990, which stipulated the total amount of various conventional weapons of the two major military groups and the methods of verification. After the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact and the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the summit of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe adopted the Agreement on Adaptation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe in 1999, and Russia ratified it in 2004, but NATO members have not ratified it. Due to the continuous eastward expansion of NATO, Russia suspended the implementation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe in 2007. On May 29th, 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree abolishing the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe. (Headquarters reporter Xu Hongbo)