Russia President Vladimir Putin

• U.S. formally withdraws from nuclear missile pact with Russia

  The 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) was negotiated by then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.

  World

  Aug 2, 2019
  
• Putin signs law suspending INF arms control treaty with the U.S.

  The United States is set to pull out of the treaty, citing Russia's development of a missile that breaks the accord.

  World

  Jul 3, 2019
  
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• Trump says comments thanking Putin for embassy staff cuts was ‘sarcastic’

  President Donald Trump was being "sarcastic" when he thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for saving the United States money by ordering cuts in U.S. diplomatic staff in Russia, a White House official said on Friday.

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  Aug 11, 2017
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• Trump thanks Putin for cutting U.S. diplomats ‘because now we have a smaller payroll’

  "I want to thank him because we're trying to cut down our payroll and as far as I'm concerned I'm very thankful that he let go of a large number of people," said Trump.

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  Aug 10, 2017