According to the parliamentarian, this is a "very important" document that limits the arms race.
“There is at least some legal basis on which we can rely. If this agreement does not exist, then indeed any state can engage in an arms race and legally it will not be possible to limit these states in any way, ”Sherin explained.
The deputy stressed that the American side should be interested in extending START III "neither more nor less" than the Russian one.
Earlier, Russian leader Vladimir Putin said during a major press conference that Russia was ready to extend the Strategic Offensive Arms Reduction and Limitation Treaty (START III) until the end of the year.