All Middle Eastern countries, including Israel, must join Non-Proliferation Treaty — IAEA

All Middle Eastern countries, including Israel, must join the Non-Proliferation Treaty and open their nuclear facilities for inspections, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi said.

Pentagon Chief: Russia in Violation of Cold War-era Arms Treaty

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says NATO defense ministers are considering ways to bring Russia into compliance with a key arms control treaty.

Le nouveau système antimissile américain est opérationnel en Roumanie

Le nouveau système antimissile américain en Roumanie a été inauguré jeudi. Il doit permettre à l’Otan de compléter son arsenal défensif. Ce dispositif inquiète la Russie qui dénonce une menace sur l’équilibre des forces.

US nuclear weapons deployed in Europe can reach Russian territory (Russian FM)

Operationally deployed US nuclear weapons still remain in Europe, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday at a disarmament conference in Geneva.

Russia not to quit from INF Treaty unless being threatened (Sergei Ivanov)

Russia would not unilaterally quit the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, unless its security is under threat, Russian Presidential Administration chief Sergei Ivanov said Sunday.

"Either of the sides can leave the treaty in exceptional circumstances, which I didn't see it to happen. In general, we will adhere to international obligations unless our security interests are being threatened," Ivanov said in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta daily.

Russia, United States to discuss INF Treaty (Russian Foreign Ministry)

In July this year, the US government accused Russia of violating the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty provisions...

MOSCOW, September 08./ITAR-TASS/. Russia and the United States will hold consultations on the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) in Moscow on September 11, a Russian Foreign Ministry official said on Monday.
“We have never tried to avoid a (meaningful) discussion. This is not our rule,” Mikhail Ulyanov, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry department for non-proliferation and weapons control, told ITAR-TASS.

Readout of the President’s Call with President Putin of Russia (The White House, 1/8/14)

Office of the Press Secretary, August 01, 2014:

President Obama spoke today with Russian President Putin about the situation in Ukraine and the bilateral relationship.  

The President reiterated his deep concerns about Russia’s increased support for the separatists in Ukraine. 

 The President reinforced his preference for a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Ukraine, and the two leaders agreed to keep open their channels of communication.  

US statements that Russia breaks INF Treaty unfounded (Russian FM)

U.S. government officials’ statements that Russia has allegedly broken the INF (Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty are groundless, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
It said these allegations were “as baseless as all of Washington’s claims that have lately been reaching Moscow”.

“We have many complaints to make to the United States with regard to the Treaty. These include missile defence target missiles having characteristics similar to those of shorter- and intermediate-range missiles and the production by the Americans of armed drones which clearly fall under the land-based cruise missiles as defined in the Treaty,” the ministry said.

NATO: Statement by the Secretary General, (Anders Fogh Rasmussen), on the INF Treaty

NATO Homepage,  30 Jul. 2014:

"The United States has briefed the North Atlantic Council on its determination that the Russian Federation is in violation of its obligations under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty not to possess, produce, or flight-test a ground-launched cruise missile with a range capability of 500 to 5,500 kilometers, or to possess or produce launchers of such missiles.

The INF Treaty, which entered into force in 1988, was concluded to reduce threats to security and stability in Europe, in particular the threat of short-warning attack on targets of strategic importance.  

China supports efforts to establish nuclear-weapon-free zones

China always commits itself to promoting global nuclear governance and supports the international efforts to establish nuclear-weapon-free zones, a Chinese envoy said here on Tuesday.

Liu Jieyi, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, made the remarks after he, on behalf of his country, signed the Protocol to the Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia which assures five Central Asian nations that nuclear weapons won't be used against them.

United States Signs Protocol to Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty

Media Note,Office of the SD Spokesperson, May 6, 2014:

"Today in New York on the margins of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Preparatory Committee Meeting, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China, and Russia signed the Protocol to the Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone (CANWFZ) Treaty. The CANWFZ Treaty complements the NPT and enhances the international nonproliferation regime by prohibiting, among other things, the development and testing of nuclear weapons within Central Asia.