violating the treaty, of creating and deploying medium range nuclear missiles. >> we can't be put at the disadvantage of going by a treaty when somebody else doesn't go by that treaty. >> reporter: the trump administration says that russia has placed battalions of missiles by the borders of europe, not allowed by the treaty's term. the missile is called the 9m-729. russia recently showed off the system, but not the missile itself, to journalists and claims it does abide by the inf. russia has implemented and continues to meticulously implement the requirements of the treaty, this russian general says, and does not allow for any violations to happen. the goal of the treaty was to prevent the two sides from developing land-based medium-range nuclear weapons. nato, whose members are the most threatened by the russian moves, expressed its full support of the u.s. pulling out. while some experts, including former secretary of state, general colin powell told jake