Russia begins arms treaty freeze
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Russia implements its decision to suspend a key Cold War treaty limiting troops and weapons in Europe.
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Former Cold War foes review a key arms control treaty which has put Russia and Nato at loggerheads.
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Emergency talks on a key arms control  pact began in restrained fashion on Tuesday with Russia, the  United States and NATO states all at pains not to escalate  East-West confrontation, the U.S. and Russian delegations said.
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President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday urged the United States to begin negotiations on a new weapons treaty to replace the key START agreement that expires in 2009.
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A Russian defense official said the country will not build up arms when it suspends participation in a key Cold War-era treaty, news agencies reported Wednesday, while another official warned that Russia could pull out of the pact altogether.
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U.S. sanctions against two leading  Russian arms exporters mark a new low in already chilly ties  between Moscow and Washington and could hurt business deals  worth billions of dollars.
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NATO said on Monday it was very  concerned at Russia&#39;s decision to suspend participation in a  landmark treaty on the deployment of armed forces in post-Cold  War Europe.
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Russia will no longer respect a key arms treaty that limits the deployment of military forces in Europe, the Kremlin said Saturday in the latest escalation of tensions between Moscow and the West.
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Russia and NATO states on Wednesday  struggled to find common ground to resolve a row over a  European arms pact, snagged over Moscow&#39;s refusal to close  bases in the former Soviet republics of Georgia and Moldova.
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Russia said on Friday &quot;certain states&quot;  were hampering efforts to prevent the spread of weapons of mass  destruction and other armaments, pointing a finger at the  United States over space-based weapons.
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Russia said on Saturday it had no plans  for a major build-up of forces following its decision to freeze  compliance with the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty.
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Russia said on Saturday it would suspend its participation in a key pact limiting military forces in Europe in five months' time unless a compromise was found on updating the treaty.
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Russia's threat to aim its missiles at targets in Europe is out of step with the spirit of NATO-Russian partnership, the alliance's chief said on Tuesday after talks with President Vladimir Putin.
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Russia's plan to quit an arms control treaty tightens already tense ties with the U.S. and adds new friction to the dispute over the Bush administration's intentions for a missile defense system in Eastern Europe.
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China and Russia will submit a joint proposal next month for an international treaty to ban the deployment of weapons in outer space, a senior Russian arms negotiator said on Friday.
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MUNICH, Germany  - Russia and the United States must lead efforts to replace existing arms limitation rules with an international, legally binding regime, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Sunday.
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President Putin promises Russia pioneering new weaponry - amid continuing crisis in the armed forces.