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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law extending the treaty between the Russian Federation and the United States on the reduction and limitation of strategic offensive weapons (START or START-3) for five years, which, among other things, it refers to nuclear weapons.
This was reported on January 29 on the Kremlin’s website. Thus, the document will be valid until February 5, 2026.
“Federal law ratifies the Agreement on the extension of the Treaty between the Russian Federation and the United States of America on measures to further reduce and limit offensive strategic weapons of April 8, 2010, concluded on January 26, 2021 between Russia and the United States. In the form of an exchange of notes, “says the law …
What the START Treaty provides
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It establishes limits and limit levels for offensive strategic weapons (START), provisions for the coverage, deployment, inspection, conversion and disposal of offensive strategic weapons.
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The document applies to heavy bombers; intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM); Submarine ballistic missiles (SLBMs), including non-nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles and SLBMs, if created; ICBM and SLBM launchers.
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The agreement stipulates that the total number of strategic offensive weapons available to the parties must not exceed 700 units for ICBMs deployed, SLBMs deployed and TBs deployed; 1,550 units for warheads on deployed ICBMs, warheads on deployed ICBMs and nuclear warheads counting for deployed TB; 800 units for deployed and undeployed ICBM and SLBM launchers, as well as deployed and undeployed TBs.
As OBOZREVATEL reported, on January 26 the new US President Joe Biden held the first talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, during which, in addition to START, Ukraine was also discussed. Therefore, the US president expressed his support for the territorial integrity of Ukraine in the face of ongoing Russian aggression.
According to former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, Biden’s dialogue was built from a position of strength.
