Moscow cautions Washington over plan to exit decades-old arms treaty

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Russia is warning the United States against abandoning a decades-old arms-control treaty. President Donald Trump announced his plan to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty claiming Russia has violated the agreement. The Kremlin denies that allegation.

CGTN’s Dan Ashby reports from Moscow.

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