MOSCOW, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Russia fully adheres to the provisions of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, which the United States knows perfectly well, Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, in response to the latest statements by the United States and its allies that urged Moscow to return to full compliance with the agreement.
"Russia strictly abides by the provisions of the INF treaty, and the American side knows this," the ministry's spokeswoman Maria Zakharva said, commenting on statements by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Jens Stoltenberg on the matter.
Earlier in the day, Pompeo said during a press conference in Brussels that the United States would suspend its obligations under the INF treaty in 60 days unless Russia returns to full compliance with the agreement.
Stoltenberg later urged Moscow to take the "last chance" to preserve the key arms control agreement by demonstrating its compliance as requested by Washington.
In October, U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington would pull out of the INF treaty on account of Russia's alleged breach of the agreement, which Moscow repeatedly denied.
