Russia will end its moratorium on deploying Intermediate- and Shorter-Range Nuclear-Capable Missiles, citing U.S. deployment of similar weapons globally, according to Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. This move dismantles the remnants of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, a 1987 pact to reduce Nuclear Arsenals and eliminate Missiles with ranges between 500 and 5,500 Kilometers (310 to 3,417 Miles). Lavrov said there are no conditions for Strategic Dialogue with the U.S., raising fears of a renewed Nuclear Arms Race with Russia, the U.S., and China. The INF Treaty ended in 2019 after U.S. accusations of Russian Violations, which Moscow denied. Lavrov announced Russia’s self-mor