On February 2, 2019, the United States, accusing Russia of violating the INF treaty, suspended its participation in the contract and stated that they would withdraw from the agreement after six months.
At the same time, as the representative of the Pentagon Michelle Baldanza reported, the US is ready to testing of the two prohibited by the INF treaty missiles. The tests are planned to be held in the summer of 2019, before the expiration of the agreement on the elimination of medium and shorter-range missiles in August. We are talking about a cruise missile with a range of about 1,000 km, as well as a ballistic missile with a range of 3,000 - 4,000 km.

Moreover, Washington started to develop artillery guns that would be able to shoot at a distance of more than 1600 km. It was said by the head of the Ministry of Army Mark Esper, who stated about a "supergun" that was able to hit targets at a distance of a thousand miles (1600 km). Specialists think that the new American weapon in fact is a medium range ballistic missile. And calling it the "supergun", Washington is trying to avoid of violence of the INF Treaty with Russia.

Thus, the withdrawal from the INF Treaty is needed to the United States for the development of the new weapons. And Washington prepared to it in advance, having worked out the plans for the production of prohibited missiles. According to the Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin, the INF Treaty became a "direct step for loosening" of international security and all these actions of the US undoubtedly will entail a new round of nuclear weapons race.