Signed in 2010, the New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) is a cornerstone of global arms control. It limits the number of strategic nuclear warheads deployed by the US and Russia to 1,550 each as well as the number of land- and submarine-based missiles and bombers that deliver them.
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All the talk about resetting relations between Russia and the United States isn’t rooted in reality, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Conditions haven’t been created yet to reset [relations], Peskov said, adding that there was no need to use the word ‘resetting .
According to him, although the parties have reached an understanding on the need to extend the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), there is no reason to talk about resetting relations at the moment. It’s enough that the presidents took note of a rather large number of serious disagreements and emphasized the need to maintain dialogue, Peskov said. He added that there were a lot of stumbling blocks on the road but refrained from going into detail, TASS reported.
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Signed in 2010, the New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) is a cornerstone of global arms control and limits the numbers of strategic nuclear warheads, missiles and bombers that Russia and the United States can deploy.
The White House did not immediately confirm a Kremlin announcement on Tuesday of a deal to extend the treaty but said new President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin had discussed the issue by telephone and agreed that their teams work urgently to complete the pact by Feb. 5, the expiry date.
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MOSCOW, January 27. /TASS/. Russia expects to use the five-year term by which New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) will be extended to launch in-depth talks with the US on the future of arms control, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told reporters on Wednesday. Basically, the treaty will be extended by five years without preconditions. We expect to use this time for launching in-depth talks with the US on the future of arms control with the goal of developing a new security equation, which would cover all factors that affect the maintenance of international security and strategic stability, Ryabkov said.