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Biden and Putin discuss nuclear arms control treaty Kremlin says Russia and the US struck a deal to extend New Start treaty, which expires on February 5, but Washington declines to confirm the announcement 26 January 2021 - 23:55 Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Trevor Hunnicutt US President Joe Biden. Picture: REUTERS/TOM BRENNER
Moscow/Washington Russia and the US have struck a deal to extend the New Start nuclear arms control treaty, the Kremlin said on Tuesday, a move that preserves the last major pact of its kind between the world s two biggest nuclear powers.
The White House did not immediately confirm the Kremlin s announcement but said President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin had discussed the issue by telephone and agreed for their teams work urgently to complete the extension by February 5, when the treaty expires.
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GENEVA, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. disarmament ambassador said on Tuesday that President Joe Biden’s planned extension of the new START arms control treaty with Russia was in the United States’ national security interests, and just the beginning of efforts to engage Moscow.
“President Biden has long been clear that the new START treaty is in the national security interests of the United States,” Robert Wood told a virtual meeting on disarmament in Geneva. “This extension makes even more sense when the relationship with Russia is not at a good stage.”
He added that the planned continuation of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty represented “the beginning and not the end of efforts to engage Russia” along with allies. (Reporting by Emma Farge; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
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Russia s lower house of parliament has approved an extension of the New START nuclear arms control treaty with the United States.
The Kremlin said on Tuesday the two countries had reached a deal to extend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) which was signed in 2010.
The original deal is set to expire next week and limits the numbers of strategic nuclear warheads, missiles and bombers that Russia and the United States can deploy.
The New START is a cornerstone of global arms control and was one of the subjects of new President Joe Biden s first phone call with Russia s leader Vladimir Putin.