Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of a new arms race, if America pulls out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. Speaking at a news conference after talks with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in Moscow, Mr Putin said, Russia would respond in kind to any new US missiles placed on European soil.<br />'' <br />''US President Donald Trump had sparked concerns globally when he said he would withdraw from the three-decade-old nuclear treaty.Mr Putin said, abandoning the treaty, and failure to extend another key arms control agreement known as the New START, would unleash a new arms race and put Europe in danger.<br />'' <br />''Mr Putin and Mr Trump are set to attend an event in Paris on the 11th of next month commemorating the centenary of the end of World War I.<br />''<br />''<br />