"Russia's lack of readiness to return to compliance with the INF did not leave the United States any choice," the foreign ministry said on Twitter.
Russia bears sole responsibility for the demise of the #INFTreaty. Russia's lack of willingness to return to full compliance has left the United States with no choice.
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs (@PolandMFA) August 2, 2019
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Russia was to blame after the United States withdrew from the landmark nuclear missile pact (INF) between the two countries, saying the United Kingdom fully supported NATO's response.
"Russia has caused the INF Treaty to collapse by secretly developing and deploying a treaty-violating missile system which can target Europe's capitals," Raab said on Twitter.
Russia has caused the #INFTreaty to collapse by secretly developing and deploying a treaty-violating missile system which can target Europe’s capitals. Their contempt for the rules based international system threatens European security. UK fully supports @NATO’s response https://t.co/pWsK4EgPbs
— Dominic Raab (@DominicRaab) August 2, 2019
"Their contempt for the rules-based international system threatens European security."