"This does not mean that everything will be very smooth with the Americans in the field of armaments and disarmament if a democratic administration comes," RIA Novosti quotes his answer to the question about possible progress on the situation with the extension of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) in the event of Biden's coming to power in the United States.

Nebenzya noted that Biden understands the need to extend the START Treaty.

Earlier, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that Germany welcomes the desire of Russia and the United States to extend START III.

According to him, such positive dynamics should continue after the results of the American presidential elections are summed up.