Turkey Joins NATO Allies in Suspending Europe Arms Treaty
- Treaty, concluded during Cold War, imposes limits on armaments
- Turkish decision comes ahead of Erdogan’s planned US visit
Turkish army tanks.
Photographer: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty ImagesTurkey suspended an arms treaty that imposed limits on conventional military equipment in Europe, joining NATO allies who did the same after Russia withdrew from the agreement last year.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a decree suspending Turkey’s obligations under the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, which was originally concluded during the Cold War, from April 8.