US President Donald Trump has said he plans to withdraw the United States from the Open Skies Treaty with Russia, which was designed to improve military transparency and confidence between the superpowers
The US leader said Russia had not stuck to its commitments under the 18-year-old pact, which was designed to improve military transparency and confidence between the superpowers.
The Open Skies agreement between Russia, the United States and 32 other countries, mostly members of the NATO alliance, permits one country's military to conduct a certain number of surveillance flights over another each year on short notice. Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said Russia "flagrantly, continuously violates its obligations" under the pact.
Last year the Kremlin also blocked flights meant to survey Russian military exercises, normally allowed under the pact.
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