In a major escalation of global nuclear tensions, Russia has announced it will no longer adhere to self-imposed restrictions on the deployment of intermediate- and shorter-range missiles. 

The decision follows what Moscow claims is the “de facto deployment” of U.S.-made missile systems near Russian borders and across the Asia-Pacific, moves that Moscow says violate the spirit of the defunct INF Treaty.

Moscow’s official statement and comments supportive of former Russian President  Dmitry Medvedev come in the wake of President Donald Trump’s announcement Friday that he’d ordered two nuclear armed submarines to take up positions closer to Russia.

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