President Putin to propose an unconditional extension of one year to the nuclear disarmament treaty with the United States October 17, 4:55
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that he will unconditionally extend the nuclear disarmament treaty with the United States, which is about to expire in February next year, by one year.
The United States and Russia are continuing negotiations over the extension of the "New START" nuclear disarmament treaty, which is about to expire in February next year, but the United States has announced new tactical nuclear weapons that are not covered by the current treaty. While seeking a framework, the Russian side is reluctant and talks are difficult.
Regarding this, President Putin held an online security council on the 16th, saying, "It would be very disappointing if this treaty were completely eliminated and could not be replaced by another treaty," he said. Was shown.
He then said, "I would like to propose to extend the current treaty unconditionally for one year," and instructed Foreign Minister Lavrov to propose to the United States.
Regarding the extension of the "New START", US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has expressed his intention to aim for an early agreement.
Russia wants to keep the "New START," the only remaining nuclear disarmament framework with the United States, to avoid an arms race, but does not immediately agree with the Trump administration's proposal ahead of the presidential election. First of all, it seems that the aim is to seek a compromise after extending the current treaty for one year.