Russia Informed US 9M729 Missile Was Not Developed Or Tested In Violation Of INF - Moscow

Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published November 26, 2018 | 02:37 PM

Russia informed the United States that the 9M729 cruise missile, which had caused US concern, had not been developed or tested for a range prohibited by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Monday

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 26th November, 2018) Russia informed the United States that the 9M729 cruise missile, which had caused US concern, had not been developed or tested for a range prohibited by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Monday.

"We told the American side that the time limits earlier indicated by it for tests of the 9M729 missile were not correct. We indicated the real time limits, we provided explanations about the erroneous ideas of Washington on the types of launchers used to carry out the tests," Ryabkov told reporters.