The State Department called the condition for the dialogue on the continuation of START after 2026

This was reported by RIA Novosti.

“Before talking about what will happen in 2026 and about a potential new treaty, we would like to focus on getting Moscow back to its implementation,” he said.

On February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Moscow was suspending its participation in the New START Treaty.

On March 1, US State Department spokesman Ned Price announced that Washington had received an official note suspending Russia's participation in START.