{"id":52749,"date":"2020-10-26T18:46:59","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T18:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/10\/26\/putin-offers-nato-inspection-of-military-sites-after-demise-of-nuclear-arms-pact\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:37:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:37:45","slug":"putin-offers-nato-inspection-of-military-sites-after-demise-of-nuclear-arms-pact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/10\/26\/putin-offers-nato-inspection-of-military-sites-after-demise-of-nuclear-arms-pact\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin offers NATO inspection of military sites after demise of nuclear arms pact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MOSCOW \u2014 Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed Monday that NATO and Russia should conduct mutual inspections of each other\u2019s military bases to secure a moratorium on the deployment of new missiles in Europe following last year\u2019s demise of a U.S.-Russian nuclear arms pact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United States and Russia both pulled out of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/08\/02\/landmark-us-russia-arms-control-treaty-is-dead\/\" target=_blank>the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty<\/a> last year, blaming each other for violations. Nevertheless, Putin has pledged not to deploy the weapons that were outlawed by the treaty, for as long as the U.S. doesn\u2019t deploy such arms to Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Washington has scoffed at Putin\u2019s statements, charging that Russia already has deployed missiles that violate the INF treaty\u2019s provisions \u2014 a claim Moscow has rejected.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2019\/08\/23\/why-did-a-landmark-missile-treaty-fail-us-and-russia-blame-each-other\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1052735366.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Why did a landmark missile treaty fail? US and Russia blame each other<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Russia and the United States blamed each other Thursday for abandoning a landmark arms control agreement on missiles, with Moscow warning of a new arms race and the Trump administration demanding details of a recent mysterious explosion that killed five Russian nuclear engineers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, Putin followed up on his earlier statements by offering to allow the U.S. and its NATO allies to conduct on-site inspections to make sure that the weapons previously banned by the INF aren\u2019t deployed to Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. pulling out of the INF Treaty \u201cwas a serious mistake that exacerbated the risks of a missile weapons race, growth of the confrontation potential and slide into uncontrolled escalation,\u201d Putin said in a statement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn a situation like this, vigorous efforts are needed to ease the shortage of trust, to strengthen regional and global stability, and to reduce the risks stemming from misunderstandings and disagreements in the field of missile weapons,\u201d the Russian president added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said that as part of mutual inspections, Russian experts could visit the U.S. missile defense facilities in Europe to make sure they can\u2019t be adapted for launching surface-to-surface missiles instead of interceptor missiles, which Moscow has been concerned about. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its turn, Russia would offer NATO access to inspect Russian units in the nation\u2019s westernmost Kaliningrad exclave, to make sure they aren\u2019t equipped with 9M729 ground-launched cruise missiles. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2019\/08\/07\/new-pentagon-chief-reveals-plans-for-pacific-based-missiles-is-capitol-hill-on-board\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5526962.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">With INF Treaty dead, Esper seeks new missiles in the Pacific. Is Capitol Hill on board?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">To develop new intermediate-range missiles, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper will have to navigate a divided Congress.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. has accused Russia of violating the INF treaty by deploying these missiles, a claim Russia has denied. Putin on Monday reiterated that Russia had not breached the pact by fielding the missiles, but said Russia could refrain from deploying them in the western part of the country \u201cin the spirit of good will\u201d for as long as NATO doesn\u2019t station weapons previously banned by the INF in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Putin\u2019s move comes amid uncertainty surrounding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/10\/06\/us-sees-important-progress-in-helsinki-nuclear-arms-talks\/\" target=_blank>the New START arms control treaty<\/a> that expires in February. Moscow and Washington have inched toward agreement to extend the pact, their last remaining arms control agreement, but differences have remained. 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