| ID | 082102 |
| Title Proper | CFE |
| Other Title Information | an arcjaic treaty and new reality |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Areshev, A |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | IN NOVEMBER 2007, the State Duma and the Federation Council voted for a bill suspending the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). The measure, proposed by Russian President V. V. Putin "in connection with exceptional circumstances, affecting the security of the Russian Federation and requiring urgent measures," was unanimously supported by all MPs. ... Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expressed his satisfaction with such unanimity and compared Russia's temporary withdrawal from the CFE Treaty with the renunciation of "the discriminatory provisions of the Treaty of Paris, which was imposed on the country as a result of the Crimean War," in 1870 |
| `In' analytical Note | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol. 54, No.1; 2008: p12-22 |
| Journal Source | International Affairs (Moscow) Vol. 54, No.1; 2008: p12-22 |
| Key Words | Russian Federation ; Election ; Russia ; Politics and Government |