Biden and Putin discussed Ukraine and START

Russia and the United States exchanged diplomatic notes upon reaching an agreement on the extension of the Strategic Offensive Arms Treaty.

US President Joe Biden had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The leaders discussed a number of issues, including the agreement in Ukraine, the Kremlin press service reported on Tuesday, January 26.

Thus, Putin congratulated Biden on the beginning of his work as president of the United States and pointed out that the normalization of relations between Moscow and Washington would be of interest to both countries.

Putin pointed out that normalizing relations between Moscow and Washington would be in the interest of both countries. The parties also discussed current issues on the bilateral and international agenda, including the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Among the international issues are the unilateral withdrawal of the United States from the Open Skies Treaty, the problem of the preservation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on the Iranian nuclear program, the internal settlement of Ukraine, as well as the Russian initiative to hold a summit. of permanent members of the Security Council of the UN “, reads the message.

The Kremlin also said that Russia and the United States exchanged diplomatic notes on Tuesday to reach an agreement to extend the Strategic Offensive Arms Treaty (START). The Presidents of the Russian Federation and the United States expressed their satisfaction with this.

“In the coming days, the parties will complete all the necessary procedures to ensure the subsequent functioning of this important international legal mechanism for the mutual limitation of nuclear missile arsenals,” the message says.

Yesterday it emerged that Moscow and Washington have started working to extend the START Treaty. Washington offered to extend it for five years.

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