UK stops sharing military data with Russia

PanARMENIAN.Net - Britain will stop sharing military information with Russia over Moscow's decision to freeze compliance with the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), a government minister said on Friday, November 25.

The treaty imposes ceilings on the build-up of troops and forces from the Atlantic to the Urals.

“For as long as the Russian Federation fails to fulfill its obligations towards the United Kingdom under the CFE Treaty, we will cease fulfillment of our key obligations towards the Russian Federation,” Europe Minister David Lidington said in a written statement to parliament.

"Since December 2007, we have continued to fulfill our CFE Treaty obligations, and attempted to exercise our Treaty rights. We, our North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies and other States Parties to the Treaty have also made considerable efforts to engage the Russian Federation in negotiations aimed at finding a mutually acceptable resolution, but without success,” the statement said, RIA Novosti reported.

The statement follows the U.S. decision to halt CFE cooperation with Russia, announced on Tuesday.