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“Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a federal law ratifying the extension of the agreement between Russia and the United States,” the Kremlin said in a statement.
The new START agreement, signed in 2010, limits the number of nuclear warheads in Washington and Moscow that control the largest nuclear arsenals to 1,550.
The extension of the agreement, which expires on February 5, is seen as a unique opportunity for Moscow and Washington to reach a compromise, despite the sharp deterioration in relations between the two countries in recent years.
The new START treaty is the latest pact to limit nuclear arsenals between former opponents of the Cold War.
According to the Kremlin, the extension of the agreement “allows maintaining the transparency and predictability of strategic relations between Russia and the United States, and (and) supporting strategic stability in the world.”
The Russian parliament approved an extension to the treaty earlier this week.
Putin introduced the bill to both houses of parliament after speaking for the first time Tuesday night with new US President Joe Biden.
Speaking at a virtual World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, Putin welcomed the decision to extend the new START treaty, saying it was a “step in the right direction” to reduce global tensions.
The new START agreement, signed in 2010, limits to 1,550 the number of nuclear warheads in Washington and Moscow that control the largest nuclear arsenals.
The extension of the agreement, which expires on February 5, is seen as a unique opportunity for Moscow and Washington to reach a compromise, despite the sharp deterioration in relations between the two countries in recent years.
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