Russian parliament suspends European arms control treaty
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Russia's lower house of parliament voted unanimously Wednesday to suspend Moscow's participation in a key European arms control treaty, approving President Vladimir Putin's initiative in a show of defiance to the West.
In a 418-0 vote, lawmakers in the State Duma approved legislation under which Moscow would temporarily abandon its obligations under the Conventional Forces in Europe treaty, a 1990 pact that has become one of several issues straining Russia's relations with the United States and Europe.
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