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- Four senior Democrats have sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Tuesday warning against pulling out of the Open Skies treaty.
- The treaty, which 34 countries, including the US and Russia, have signed, requires signatories to give other countries notice 72 hours before flying observational missions over their airspace.
- "This is not a spying operation," Daryl Kimball, the executive director of the Arms Control Association, previously told Insider. "These are observational flights."
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Four senior Democratic lawmakers said on Tuesday they believe the Trump administration is considering withdrawing from the Open Skies Treaty, which allows the US, Russia, and other signatories to make unarmed surveillance flights over other signatories' territory, arguing this would benefit Russia and undermine confidence in the US commitment to Ukraine.
"Pulling out of the Open Skies Treaty, an important multilateral arms control agreement, would be yet another gift from the Trump administration to [Russian President Vladimir] Putin," Sen. Robert Menendez, Sen. Jack Reed, Rep. Eliot Engel, and Rep. Adam Smith wrote in a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper.See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: A reporter who lived in Russia for 4 years reveals what it was like being stalked by Russian spies See Also: SEE ALSO: A top Democrat is sounding the alarm that the Trump administration is considering pulling out of a vital treaty with Russia  |
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