WORLD WAR III WATCH: NATO Members, Including US, Suspend Cold War-Era Arm Control Treaty Following Russian Withdrawal
On November 7, 2023, Russia formally withdrew from a landmark Cold War-era security treaty, the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE Treaty).
The CFE Treaty was signed in 1990 and came into force in 1992. It was designed to limit the number of conventional forces (tanks, artillery, armored vehicles, and combat aircraft) that could be deployed in Europe. The treaty also established a system of verification and inspections to ensure that all parties were complying with the terms of the treaty.
According to Russia’s foreign ministry, the treaty is now being “history” after the United States allegedly undermined post-Cold War security with NATO expansion.
“The CFE Treaty was concluded at the end of the Cold War,
