Pompeo announced Russia's agreement to freeze its nuclear arsenal

According to him, the current START III treaty limits 45% of Russia's nuclear arsenal and 92% of the US arsenal.

“Russia agreed in principle to freeze its nuclear arsenal.

And we are very happy about that, ”he said.

As Pompeo noted, now it is necessary to make sure that the negotiators from the two countries "meet as soon as possible to continue to make progress and finalize the agreement."

. @ SecPompeo discusses the @realDonaldTrump Administration's ongoing progress to reach a verifiable agreement with Russia on nuclear arms control.

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- Department of State (@StateDept) October 21, 2020

Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Moscow, proposing to extend the START Treaty for a year, is ready, together with the United States, to freeze the number of nuclear warheads.