“The future of another important agreement is being called into question - it is START III, which expires in 2021. We have repeatedly expressed our readiness to extend the contract for another five years. But the US administration continues to say that the issue is still under consideration, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.
Earlier, the head of the Strategic Command of the US Armed Forces, General John Heithen, said that the United States must participate in the Treaty on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms with Russia.
In turn, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo noted that China needs to be connected to START.