Moscow is set to deploy new weapons as
Russia and the US officially pull out of the Cold War-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty on Friday, analysts say, raising the spectre of another arms race.
Washington and
Moscow have long accused each other of violating the 1987 treaty and both sides have been planning the mutual withdrawal for many months.
Russian President
Vladimir Putin suspended participation in the agreement, which limits the use of medium-range missiles, in March after Donald Trump's
White House said it was ditching the deal.