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Trump Administration Confirms U.S. Is Leaving Open Skies Surveillance Treaty

Open Skies would be the third major international military pact Trump has withdrawn the U.S. from. This photo from 2007 shows Czech soldiers inspecting cameras on a U.S. Boeing plane at a military airbase in Pardubice, Czech Republic, as part of the agreement. Alexandra Mlejnkova/AP hide caption

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Alexandra Mlejnkova/AP

Politics

Trump Administration Confirms U.S. Is Leaving Open Skies Surveillance Treaty

May 21, 2020 • The 34-nation agreement allows the U.S., Russia and other countries to fly their aircraft over each other's territory. The Trump administration says it will negotiate a new deal with Russia.

Open Skies, New START Pacts With Russia Face Bleak Outlook

A Russian Tupolev Tu-154 Open Skies Treaty reconnaissance aircraft sits on the runway at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska, in 2004. Mark Farmer/AP hide caption

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National Security

Open Skies, New START Pacts With Russia Face Bleak Outlook

November 4, 2019 • Having already axed the INF missile control treaty with Russia, the Trump administration now has two more defense pacts in its sights: the Open Skies and New START treaties.