Trump apparently wants to pull the U.S. from the Open Skies Treaty, and nobody knows why -- "the Open Skies Treaty allows the United States and our allies and partners in Europe to monitor Russian military deployment," especially in Ukraine, and "American withdrawal would only benefit Russia

"Nobody knows why"

Trump is a Russian asset, and it's literally Putin's birthday.

Trump Tower Moscow will be funded by Russia.

And know one knows why

Yes, yes we know why, it benefits Russia!!

Ok so i was sceptical about Trump and the Russian government have some sort of arrangement but now this comfirms it, he is literally turning a blind eye as Russian gets ready to invade Ukraine we all know its gonna happen, i want to know what he is getting out of it? Or is he just creating headlines by doing stupid things that gamble with peoples lives?

Putin doesn't want nosy people monitoring his compliance with nuclear treaties.

Treason?

Because it will benefit Russia

Headline is a little misleading. We all know why.

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 65%. (I'm a bot)

On Monday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel released a letter to National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien expressing his deep concern about "Reports that the Trump administration is withdrawing from the Open Skies Treaty" and urging the administration to abandon "Such a reckless action."

Specifically, "The Open Skies Treaty allows the United States and our allies and partners in Europe to monitor Russian military deployment," especially in Ukraine, Engels said, and "American withdrawal would only benefit Russia."

Guys, GUYS. I know today is not the day to say "Not everything is a Russian plot," but Trump has no idea what an Open Skies Treaty is, and Putin's not gonna burn chips on an argument over that.

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Honest to God. This traitorous bastard needs to be tried and then given the punishment he was advocating for traitors just a few days ago.

I'm always one to play Devils Advocate and try to see all possible sides but I genuinely don't get why he would do this for any reason other to benefit Russia. Like... Does anyone have even a far out guess on what the fuck this is trying to accomplish?

The depth of damage that is being done is beyond comprehension. When is the military going to step up and say enough is enough? We aren’t living under democracy anymore. The checks and balances have all failed. We are watching a tyrant learning to flex his powers with abandon. This. Needs. To. Stop.

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The open sky treaty also allows Russia to monitor America and her allies. It's not a one sided thing.

The Open Skies regulations covers the territory over which the parties exercise sovereignty, including mainland, islands, and internal and territorial waters. The treaty specifies that the entire territory of a member state is open to observation. Observation flights may only be restricted for reasons of flight safety and not for reasons of national security. Withdrawing from the treaty means no more Russian flights over the US to monitor military activities and vise versa.