Putin Offers 1-Year Extension to US–Russia Nuclear Arms Treaty

The treaty, signed in 2010, is the last remaining pact capping U.S. and Russian nuclear forces.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet during a U.S.–Russia summit on Ukraine in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP

Russia is ready to extend by one year the most recent nuclear arms control deal between Moscow and Washington, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sept. 22.

Speaking to Russia’s Security Council, Putin said that Russia is prepared to continue adhering “to the central quantitative limits” under the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or New START, beyond the expiration date of Feb. 5, 2026.