Putin signs law to denounce Treaty on Open Skies

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law to officially withdraw Russia from the Treaty on Open Skies. The document was published on the official portal of legal information on Monday. On May 19, Russia’s lower house of parliament unanimously adopted the bill. The upper house followed suit on June 2 as the chamber unanimously approved the measure as well. On May 27, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman notified her Russian counterpart Sergey Ryabkov about Washington’s decision not to rejoin the treaty. According to the senior Russian diplomat, Moscow is not planning to change its position regarding the Treaty…