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MOSCOW, June 2 (Xinhua) The Russian Federation Council, or the upper house of parliament, passed a bill on Wednesday to withdraw from the arms-control Treaty on Open Skies.
The decision was made in response to the U.S. pullout from the pact in November 2020, head of the chamber s International Affairs Committee Grigory Karasin said in a statement.
He criticized the U.S. move for significantly undermining the balance of interests and hurting the treaty s key role in building confidence and transparency.
Russia has presented concrete proposals aimed at preserving the treaty, but the United States has not responded, according to Karasin.