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“Putin’s response today regarding the extension of the New START treaty without freezing the arsenals of nuclear warheads is an idea that is doomed from the start,” O’Brien said in a statement posted on the Security Council account. US National via Twitter.
He added that “the United States takes the issue of arms control very seriously to ensure security around the world, and we hope that Russia will review its position before the start of a costly arms race.”
(2/3) This would have been a victory for both parties, and we believed that the Russians were ready to accept this proposal when I met with my counterpart in Geneva. President Putin’s response today to extend New START without freezing nuclear warheads is not a start.
– NSC (@WHNSC) October 16, 2020
On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed “extending the current strategic arms control treaty for one year without any conditions.”
On Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced that Russia is ready to include two of the five new types of weapons in the context of the “START-3” treaty.
The United States is negotiating with the Russian Federation on strategic stability in the context of the expiry of the term of the Strategic Offensive Limitation Treaty “START-3” signed by former US President Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev on April 8, 2010 in Prague. , which remains the only treaty in force between Russia. And the United States on gun control.
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