that unlessotice russia returned to verifiable compliance within 60 days, we would suspend our obligation under that treaty. we provided russia a window of time to amend its way and for russia to honor its commitment. tomorrow that time runs out. russia refused to take any steps to return real compliance over these 60 days. the united states will therefore suspend its obligations under the inf treaty effective february 2. we will provide russia and the other treaty parties with formal notice the united states is withdrawing from the ins treaty in six months -- inf treaty in six months. russia jeopardized the united states security interests and we can no longer be restricted by this treaty while russia violated. return todoes not verifiable compliance in a six-month period vice -- by destroying launchers and equipment, the treaty will terminate. i want to give a thanks to our nato allies, who stood with us and our mission to uphold the rule of law and protect our people. their solidarity reflects the strength and unity of the nato alliance. their support is good for our shared security. i