U.S. withdraws from Open Skies Treaty, Russia hopes remaining parties meet commitments


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The United States said on Sunday that it officially withdrew from the Open Skies Treaty, in yet another move to abandon a major international arms control agreement. "Today marks six months since the United States submitted our notice of withdrawal from the Treaty on Open Skies," National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said in a tweet. The Trump administration submitted the notice of its decision to withdraw from the treaty in May, and the Sunday announcement marked the end of a six-month notification process. The treaty, which became effective in 2002, allows its 34 State Parties to conduct short-notice, unarmed reconnaissance...