Russian-U.S. consultations on a Soviet-era deal to limit conventional weapons in Europe, on which Russia has imposed a moratorium, will be held in Paris Tuesday, the Russian Embassy said.

An agreement can be reached between Russia and the United States on an ongoing missile defense dispute and the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), Russia's foreign minister said Thursday.

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has said it would like to see "accommodation" between Russia and the West on Moscow's withdrawal from the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed criticism of his decision to withdraw from a key arms control treaty, saying the pact was outdated.

Russia is ready to start talks on an amended Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty this autumn, and will continue to honor its provisions until the deadline set by a presidential decree, a Russian diplomat said Friday.

Russia's desire to withdraw from the CFE Treaty has been made clear enough, but what next? Addressing a news conference in Brussels on July 18, NATO spokesman James Appathurai said Russia's intentions regarding the treaty, long considered a cornerstone of stability in Europe, remain a "mystery" to the alliance.

Despite a recent moratorium on the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty, Russia is ready to discuss the issue with the United States, the Russian foreign minister told the U.S. secretary of state on the phone.

NATO regrets Moscow's decision to suspend its commitments under the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty, the alliance's spokesperson said Saturday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin decreed Saturday to suspend the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty and related international agreements in Russia until NATO ratifies an adaptation agreement, the Kremlin press service said.

Russia declared a moratorium on the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE) in the hope that the move would encourage its partners to ratify it, a Russian deputy foreign minister said Monday.

Russia is not satisfied with the results of an emergency conference of signatory countries to the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE), which ended in the Austrian capital Friday, the head of the Russian delegation said.

A second day of talks in Vienna between Russia and NATO on the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty has failed to reach a breakthrough.