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Russia Says It Will Stick to New START's Nuclear Arms Limits as Long as US Does
- Russia will stick to the limits of the expired New START treaty as long as the United States does the same, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
- The New START treaty expired on February 5, 2026, removing restrictions on nuclear arsenals for the first time in over fifty years.
- Russian and U.S. negotiators discussed a potential informal deal to maintain the treaty's limits during talks in Abu Dhabi last week.
- Lavrov emphasized a willingness to negotiate a new agreement if the United States confirms intentions to cooperate on nuclear arms limits.
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Declaration takes place after the expiry of the New START Treaty, which restricts the eyes of the two countries.
Russia will observe nuclear limits after NEW Start expires: Lavrov
Russia on Wednesday promised to observe the limits of the nuclear arms control treaty with the United States that expired last week, but only if Washington does the same, according to Moscow’s top diplomat. The Kremlin will adhere to the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) “as long as the U.S. doesn’t exceed these…
Russia says it will stick to New START's nuclear arms limits as long as U.S. does
Russia's top diplomat says that Moscow will observe the limits of the last nuclear arms pact with the United States that expired last week as long as it sees that Washington does the same.
The Treaty signed in 2010 expired on 5 February, leaving the two major nuclear powers of the world without mandatory restrictions on their strategic arsenals for the first time in a better half century.
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