Donald Trump asked Secretary Mike Pompeo, together with other agencies to prepare proposals for the sanctions measures against the Russian Federation, which allegedly does not fulfill the conditions of the INF Treaty, RIA Novosti.
Performing such actions required by the law on the military budget 2018 year.
Employees of the Department of State to develop proposals will be carried out jointly with the Ministries of Defense, Finance and Trade, as well as the national intelligence.
The Act requires the President to submit a plan of Congress measures against Russian officials, that could be involved in the violation of the INF Treaty,.
In Moscow, Washington's allegations, Russia rejects further nuclear arms reductions, called "blatant rigging". Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, Moscow wants to preserve the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and is ready to negotiate with Washington on the issue.
Recall, INF Treaty was signed in December 1987 during the visit of Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev in Washington.
