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Fri 04 Apr 2007Putin in row with Nato over threat to end treatyRUSSIA:New tensions between Nato and Russia erupted last night after President Vladimir Putin threatened to freeze his country's commitment to an international arms treaty.Launching a fresh attack on Nato in the final remarks of his annual state of the nation address, Mr Putin accused the West of using the little-known treaty as a pretext for a military build-up on his country's borders and reminded the US of his displeasure at plans to site a new missile shield in eastern Europe.