Dick Lugar: “An immediate step in this direction would be passage of the Colombia Free Trade Agreement, which would provide new…”

That is a very dangerous attitude to take.

Several members of Congress have already proposed legislation along these lines.

Jettisoning treaties that provide a legal framework for exposing Russian violations achieves nothing.

Congress could condition funding to develop new missiles on receipt from the administration of a comprehensive military, economic, and diplomatic strategy to bring Russia back into compliance with the treaty.