US EditionUkraine Says Russia Used Missile That Led Trump to Quit INF Treaty
- On October 5, Russia deployed the 9M729 ground-launched cruise missile in Ukraine, with a launch flying over 1,200 km to its impact site.
- The United States withdrew from the INF Treaty in 2019 citing the 9M729 ground-launched cruise missile, which Washington said violated the treaty and could exceed the 500 km range, a claim Russia denied.
- Militarily, the 9M729 ground-launched cruise missile can carry either a conventional or a nuclear warhead, and Kyiv records show Russia launched it multiple times since August, including two in 2022.
- Kyiv has requested long-range Tomahawk missiles from Washington, which are not barred by the INF Treaty, while Russia warned this deployment is a dangerous escalation and its Ministry of Defense remains silent.
- In recent months, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said Russia's use of the 9M729 missile prompted the U.S. INF Treaty withdrawal, while Western military analysts warn it threatens security across Europe.
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Russia Fired Nuclear-capable Missiles in Ukraine At Least 23 Times
Key Points and Summary – Ukraine alleges Russia has launched the nuclear-capable 9M729 (NATO: SSC-8) at least 23 times since August, reviving a class of land-based cruise missiles once banned by the INF Treaty. Wreckage markings and range estimates near 1,200 km suggest a system designed to strike deep from mobile launchers inside Russia, complicating defense and signaling escalation. MSTA-S Russian Army. Image Credit: Creative Commons. -Kyiv fr…
Russia has used 9M729 cruise missiles, secretly developed weapons that in 2019 led the Trump Administration to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, against Ukraine in recent months. The article Russia uses secretly developed missiles in Ukraine that are banned by international treaties. Surprising US reaction first appeared on Romania TV.
These attacks prompted Donald Trump to withdraw from a nuclear arms treaty with Moscow (Russia).
Russia used cruise missile that led Trump to quit nuclear treaty: Ukraine
A Russian cruise missile whose secret development led President Trump to abandon a nuclear arms control pact with Moscow in his first term has been used to attack Ukraine in recent months, according to Kyiv’s foreign minister. Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrii Sybiha is the first to confirm that Russia has used the ground-launched…
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