17/01/2019 (Agence Europe) – U.S. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Andrea Thompson recalled on Wednesday 16 January, that Russia had until 2 February to comply with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. For “the future of this treaty, again, the ball’s in Russia’s court [...] If they’re not back in compliance by February 2nd, we will suspend our obligations. They have six more months after that to get back into compliance”, the under-secretary said during a briefing with journalists. The day before, she had met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. “The Russians can either have a non-compliant system or they can have the INF Treaty, but they can no longer have both”, Thompson said. (CG)