Russian military vehicles, including Yars intercontinental ballistic missile launchers, roll on Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on May 9, 2024. Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images
Russia will no longer abide by self-imposed restrictions on the deployment of intermediate-ranged missiles, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Aug. 4.
Until 2019, both Russia and the United States had been party to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, which prohibited either party from having ground-launched nuclear and non-nuclear missiles that can travel between 310 and 3,400 miles.
