US Far From Final Decision On Deploying Missiles In Europe After INF Withdrawal - Bolton

US National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Tuesday that the United States had not made a final decision on the deployment of US missiles in Europe following US President Donald Trump's recent announcement of US plans to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF).

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 23rd October, 2018) US National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Tuesday that the United States had not made a final decision on the deployment of US missiles in Europe following US President Donald Trump's recent announcement of US plans to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF).

"We're a long way from any decision on those kinds of questions," Bolton told reporters at a press conference following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

"The problem is, there are Russian INF-violating missiles in Europe now. The threat is not American withdrawal from the INF treaty, the threat is the Russian missiles already deployed," he added.

"On the conceptual possibility of universalizing the treaty, yes, that is something we thought of as far back as 2004, and some efforts were made to see if it might be possible to extend the treaty ... but they all failed," Bolton said.