“We are ready, if Russia is ready to work as a responsible nuclear power, for negotiations on a new framework to replace the START expiring in the coming years,” RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
According to him, the American side considers it necessary to adhere to the important parameters of the New START Treaty.
Earlier, Igor Vishnevetsky, Deputy Director of the Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said that Russia and the United States intend to discuss the situation with inspections under START III.
Prior to this, US President Joe Biden said that his administration was ready to discuss with Russia a new arms control system that would replace the START III treaty, which expires in 2026.