Moscow Says It Awaits US Reply on New START as Nuclear Arms Pact Nears Expiry
The last remaining U.S.–Russia nuclear treaty is set to lapse in early February.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
Russia is still waiting for a response from Washington on whether the two countries can extend or replace the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between them, the Kremlin said on Jan. 15, according to Russian state news agency TASS.
The 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, known as New START, is due to expire on Feb. 5.
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