Editorial: Missile Mischief: Russia’s Violation Of 1987 Agreement Bodes Ill

Russia’s secret deployment of a new cruise missile in violation of a 1987 agreement with the United States calls into question the whole value of making deals with President Vladimir Putin, particularly if they involve selling off pieces of America’s relationship with its European allies. Again, as previous presidents, including Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan, have shown, there is value to the United States in arriving at agreements with the then-Soviet Union, and now Russia, particularly if they involve weaponry.