State Department: US links the resumption of START-III talks with the situation around Ukraine

She said this while answering a question during a press conference.

“We do not set specific dates for when this will happen,” RIA Novosti quotes her.

She noted that the United States is ready to return to negotiations as soon as Russia "shows goodwill" in the context of the situation around Ukraine.

Earlier, US President Joe Biden said that his administration is ready to discuss with Russia a new arms control system that will replace START III, which expires in 2026.

In turn, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the United States did not turn to Russia on the issue of negotiations on a new document to replace the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START III).