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Russian Lower House of Parliament Unanimously Backs Pullout From Open Skies Treaty

CC BY-SA 2.0 / H. Michael Miley / BA ArrivalRussia will not reconsider its decision to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty, as this is a closed chapter, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said in an interview with Sputnik.
Russia will not reconsider its decision to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty, as this is a closed chapter, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said in an interview with Sputnik. - Sputnik International, 1920, 19.05.2021
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The lower house house of the Russian parliament on Wednesday unanimously decided to withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty during a plenary session.

"Support is unanimous", the house chairman, Vyacheslav Volodin, said following the vote.

The house's international affairs committee also unanimously upheld the withdrawal from the treaty on Tuesday.

The Open Skies Treaty, signed in 1992, allows member states flying over each other's territories to observe military activity and regulates the conduct of such flights.

CC BY-SA 3.0 / Dmitry Zherdin / Tu-214ON Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-214ON which will be operated under the Open Skies treaty
Russian Lower House of Parliament Unanimously Backs Pullout From Open Skies Treaty - Sputnik International, 1920, 19.05.2021
Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-214ON which will be operated under the Open Skies treaty

However, in May 2020, the US launched withdrawal procedures, leaving the accord on 22 November. In response to this step, Moscow announced on 15 January 2021 that the Russian Federation would also start withdrawal procedures in order to leave the treaty.

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