Russia Demands Emergency Meeting Over European Arms

Russia Demands Emergency Meeting Over European Arms

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for an emergency meeting on the future of a major Cold War arms treaty.

The Foreign Ministry in Moscow says Mr. Putin is asking all signatories to the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty to meet in Vienna on June 12.

The deal was first signed in 1990 to limit the number of non-nuclear weapons in Europe. It was amended in 1999, but some NATO nations are refusing to ratify the new version until Moscow pulls its troops out of Georgia and Moldova.

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I wonder what could constitute an "Emergency" that Putin would use that term, I hope he's being theatrical and wanting attention.

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