Trump withdrew the United States from the Open Skies Treaty

Date: 2020-05-21
Entry type: arms-control-withdrawal
Current status: The United States withdrawal became effective in November 2020.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-03

Entities and roles

2020 United States withdrawal from the Open Skies Treatyarms-control withdrawal policy
Donald J. Trumppresident announcing treaty withdrawal

Claims and evidence

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Trump announced that the United States would withdraw from the Open Skies Treaty.
- The White House: Remarks by President Trump Before Marine One DepartureExchange on the Open Skies Treaty