特朗普退出武器協議，俄羅斯要求解釋

The Kremlin expressed concern Monday about U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to pull out of a key Cold War arms deal with Russia, saying the move would "make the world a more dangerous place."

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Russia has not violated the treaty and if the United States goes on to develop new missiles then Russia would be forced to respond in kind.

Peskov said Russian officials want to get more information about the U.S. plans regarding the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty during talks this week with National Security Adviser John Bolton.

Bolton is due to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Monday and President Vladimir Putin.

Trump has accused Russia of building and testing missiles that violate the 1987 treaty.

The deal bans the U.S. and Russia from building, testing, and stockpiling ground-launched nuclear missiles with a range from 500 to 5,000 kilometers.

President Trump Saturday said Moscow has violated the agreement.

"They have been violating it for many years. And we're not going to let them violate a nuclear agreement and go out and do weapons and we are not allowed to," he said.

U.S. officials going back to the Obama administration have accused Russia of deliberately deploying a land-based cruise missile to pose a threat to NATO.

Russia has denied violating the INF agreement and says U.S. missile defense systems are a violation.

Many so-called hawks in Washington say the INF treaty keeps the U.S. from developing a new generation of weapons in a world that faces new global security challenges.

“We'll have to develop those weapons, unless Russia comes to us and China comes to us and they all come to us and say let's really get smart and let's none of us develop those weapons, but if Russia's doing it and if China's doing it, and we're adhering to the agreement, that's unacceptable,” Trump said.

China is not part of the INF agreement.克里姆林宮週一對美國總統特朗普誓言退出與俄羅斯簽署的一項冷戰時期的關鍵性武器協議表示擔憂，並表示此舉將“讓世界變得更加危險”。

克里姆林宮發言人佩斯科夫告訴記者書，俄羅斯沒有違反該條約，如果美國下一步開始開發新型導彈，那麼俄羅斯將被迫作出實質性迴應。

佩斯科夫說，俄羅斯官員希望在本週與美國國家安全顧問博爾頓會談期間瞭解美國對於中程導彈條約相關計劃的更多信息。

博爾頓週一將與俄羅斯外交部長拉夫羅夫和總統普京會晤。

美國總統特朗普指責俄羅斯建造和測試的導彈違反了1987年簽署的那項條約。

該協議禁止美國和俄羅斯建造、測試和儲存於地面發射、射程爲500至5,000公里的核導彈。

特朗普總統星期六說，莫斯科違反了這一協議。他說：“他們多年來一直違反它。我們不會允許讓他們違反一項核協議去製造武器，而我們不可以。”

早在奧巴馬政府時期的美國官員就曾指責俄羅斯蓄意部署陸基巡航導彈，對北約構成威脅。

俄羅斯否認違反中程導彈條約，並稱美國的導彈防禦系統是違法行爲。

華盛頓的許多所謂鷹派人士表示，由於中程導彈條約的限制，美國無法在面臨新的全球安全挑戰時開發新一代武器。

特朗普總統說：“我們必須開發這些武器，除非俄羅斯來找我們，中國來找我們說，我們真的不要互相圈子了，我們誰也不要開發這些武器了，但如果俄羅斯在開發，中國在開發，只有我們遵守協議，這是不可接收的。”

中國不包括在中程導彈條約之內。