NATO on 7th November announced the formal suspension of “Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE)” in response to Russia’s pull-out from the deal.
Key points
- Russia has officially pulled out of Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE).
- Signed in 1990, just a year after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the CFE set constraints on conventional arms and equipment. Its purpose was to stop Cold War rivals from building up forces that could be used in a swift assault.
- The pact was unpopular at the time in Moscow, which had the upper hand in conventional weaponry.
- The treaty restricts the use of conventional weapons.
