The Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Gahr Støre, the Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri Orpo, the Prime Minister of Åland, Katrin Sjögren, the Prime Minister of Sweden, Ulf Kristersson, the Prime Minister of Greenland, Múte Bourup Egedei, the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, the Prime Minister of Iceland, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, and NATO's Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, attend the opening of the Nordic the council's 75th session in the Storting, and the Nordic summit between the Nordic Council and the Nordic prime ministers and heads of government, in Oslo, Oct 31, 2023. (PHOTO / AP)

OSLO -- The government of Norway decided on Tuesday to temporarily suspend its participation in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) in response to Russia's withdrawal from the pact.

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Oslo condemned Russia's decision, which it said "undermined the European security architecture, which has been the cornerstone of stability in Europe since the Cold War."

The CFE, originally signed in 1990 by the then NATO members and the then six Warsaw Treaty states, came into force in 1992

The government said it will continuously assess the duration of the suspension in consultation with its allies and Nordic neighbors.

Russia formally withdrew from the CFE at 12 midnight Tuesday, the country's Foreign Ministry said on its website. Russia's Foreign Ministry said that Moscow does not currently see the possibility of concluding arms control agreements with NATO countries.

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Separately, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) said on Tuesday that its member countries intend to suspend the operation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) in response to Russia's decision to formally withdraw from the landmark pact at 12 midnight on Tuesday.

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The decision was supported by "all NATO Allies," the military alliance said in a statement.
The CFE, originally signed in 1990 by the then NATO members and the then six Warsaw Treaty states, came into force in 1992.
The pact was aimed at establishing a balance between the two military alliances by setting limits on the quantities of weapons and military equipment that all parties were allowed to amass.