U.S. Has Formally Withdrawn From The 35-Nation Open Skies Treaty

A Russian Antonov airplane on the tarmac at a Brussels military airport, pictured in 2002. The Antonov was about to fly over NATO territory as part of the Open Skies Treaty. 

The Hill: Trump administration pulls out of Open Skies Treaty with Russia 

The Trump administration has withdrawn from the Open Skies Treaty with Russia, officials said early Sunday. 

"On May 22, 2020, the United States exercised its right pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article XV of the Treaty on Open Skies by providing notice to the Treaty Depositaries and to all States Parties of its decision to withdraw from the Treaty, effective six months from the notification date," State Department deputy spokesperson Cale Brown said in a statement. 

"Six months having elapsed, the U.S. withdrawal took effect on November 22, 2020, and the United States is no longer a State Party to the Treaty on Open Skies," Brown added. 

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WNU Editor: The Kremlin is hoping that the incoming Biden administration will reverse this decision. I am not sure if that is going to happen.

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