The extension of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) between the United States and Russia to 2026 may not only prevent an out-of-control arms race but also gives China an additional five-year buffer period. Chinese military experts and sources said the extension, announced by the White House on Tuesday, means the gap between China and the two nuclear giants, which own 90 per cent of the world's warheads, will not widen and.
Putin signs law extending nuclear arms treaty between US and Russia The treaty limits the number of strategic offensive weapons both countries can have H. J. I. / CNN
30.01.2021
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Putin signs law extending nuclear arms treaty between US and Russia
The extension was signed into law by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday
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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Friday ratifying the extension of New START, a key arms control treaty with the United States, a week before it was due to expire, the Kremlin said in a statement.
The nuclear arms control agreement has been extended for five years until February 5, 2026, the Kremlin said. It is the last major pact of its kind between Russia and the US after the US pulled out of a separate nuclear arms control agreement with Russia, the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), under the Trump administration in 2019.
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White House: President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. They discussed both countries’ willingness to extend New START for five years, agreeing to have their teams work urgently to complete the extension by February 5. They also agreed to explore strategic stability discussions on a range of arms control and emerging security issues. President Biden reaffirmed the United States’ firm support for Ukraine’s sovereignty. He also raised other matters of concern, including the SolarWinds hack, reports of Russia placing bounties on United States soldiers in Afghanistan, interference in the 2020 United States election, and the poisoning of Aleksey Navalny. President Biden made clear that the United States will act firmly in defense of its national inte
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Both houses of Russia s Parliament ratified the New START nuclear arms control treaty with the United States on Wednesday one day after the two countries agreed in principle to extend the treaty by five years during a phone call between US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Given that the extension does not need approval from lawmakers in the US, the timely efforts from the two sides have literally breathed new life into the last nuclear arms control treaty between the world s two biggest nuclear powers before it was due to expire on Feb 5. This will, in turn, inject confidence in the international nuclear disarmament regime.