The lower house of Russia's parliament postponed until November hearings on a bill submitted by President Vladimir Putin on imposing a moratorium on the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty.

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.

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.