Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
1990 treaty to limit the size of conventional militaries in Europe / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The original Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) was negotiated and concluded during the last years of the Cold War and established comprehensive limits on key categories of conventional military equipment in Europe (from the Atlantic to the Urals) and mandated the destruction of excess weaponry. The treaty proposed equal limits for the two "groups of states-parties", the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Warsaw Pact. In 2007, Russia "suspended" its participation in the treaty, and on 10 March 2015, citing NATO's alleged de facto breach of the Treaty, Russia formally announced it was "completely" halting its participation in it as of the next day.[2][3][4][5][6] On 7 November 2023, Russia withdrew from the treaty, and in response the United States and its NATO allies suspended their participation in the treaty.[7]
Signed | 19 November 1990 (1990-11-19) |
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Location | Paris, France |
Effective | 9 November 1992 (1992-11-09) |
Condition | Ratification by NATO and Warsaw Pact member countries |
Expiry | No expiration |
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