Europe remembered "Open Skies".
Unnamed European officials told the Financial Times they were ready to discuss arms control and the prevention of military conflicts with Russia. The newspaper does not specify which countries they represent.
We are talking about mechanisms from the Cold War. As an example, the newspaper cites the Open Skies Convention: under which countries could fly over each other's territory and observe military installations. Another issue is agreements that limit the deployment of certain types of missiles. FT does not specify which ones exactly.
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Russia is unlikely to do so. The agreement was signed in 1992. In 2020, the United States withdrew from it. The Americans could then receive pictures of Russia from their NATO allies, while they themselves remained closed. Therefore, Moscow asked the European participants for written guarantees: flight data over Russia would not be transmitted to Washington, and Russian planes would not be prevented from flying over American bases in Europe. No guarantees were given, and in 2021 Russia also withdrew from the agreement. Now, during the war in Ukraine, there is no reason to fly NATO planes over our military installations.
Oleg Tsarev. Telegram and Max.