06\08\2019 Russian Alert

Historical overview
The 1987 INF Treaty banned all of the two nations' land-based ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and missile launchers with ranges of 500–1,000 kilometers (310–620 mi) (short medium-range) and 1,000–5,500 km (620–3,420 mi) (intermediate-range). The treaty did not apply to air- or sea-launched missiles.

On 15 February 2019, Tulsi Gabbard introduced the proposed INF Treaty Compliance Act (H.R. 1249), designed to stop the United States from using Government funds to develop missiles prohibited by the treaty.

On August 5, 2019, Russian president Vladimir Putin stated, "As of August 2, 2019 the INF Treaty no longer exists. Our US colleagues sent it to the archives, making it a thing of the past."

Main alert
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, said that he would stick with his claims made the previous day that that Russia will only deploy new intermediate-range missiles if the U.S. does it first after the demise of a 1987 INF Treaty.