US EditionRussia's Medvedev says world should be alarmed if nuclear arms control treaty expires
- On Tuesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned that New START is set to expire on Thursday and said, `In just a few days, the world will be in a more dangerous position than it has ever been before.`
- Putin's extension offer, still unanswered by Moscow, follows Russia's suspension of parts of New START amid tensions, with officials saying they have not received a response from the Americans, as the treaty nears expiry on Thursday.
- Signed in Prague in 2010 by Barack Obama, former U.S. President, and Dmitri Medvedev, former Russian President, the New START treaty caps deployed strategic warheads at 1,550 and limits launchers and bombers to 800 while including mutual onsite inspections.
- Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Moscow is prepared for the consequences of New START's expiration, which raises concerns as the United States and Russia hold 87 percent of the world's nuclear weapons.
- Talks on extending the treaty have stalled in recent years amid Russia's war in Ukraine, while Russia's Prosecutor General's Office designated The Moscow Times undesirable, criminalizing its work.
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Russia ready for 'new reality' without ANY nuclear arms control limits as key peace treaty set to expire in just days
A senior Kremlin official has said Moscow is "ready" for a world with no US-Russian nuclear arms control limits as a key treaty is set to expire this week. Unless the two sides reach a last-minute understanding, Moscow and Washington will be left without any constraints on their long-range strategic nuclear arsenals for the first time in more than half a century as the New START is set to expire on Thursday.The Kremlin's Deputy Foreign Minister …
The "New Start" treaty between the United States and Russia is coming to an end, leaving uncertainty about the control of nuclear weapons. Moscow suspends its participation, while discussions remain...
The "New Start" agreement is intended to limit the nuclear warheads of Russia and the United States. Moscow, according to its own statements, adheres to the provisions despite the expiry and wants to extend the treaty. The US seems to see less urgency.
This week, the New Start Treaty, in which the US and Russia agreed to limit their nuclear warheads, expires. American hardliners fear that nuclear powers Russia and China will overtake the US. Analyst Hans Kristensen continues to hope for new restrictions but fears a new arms race.
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