Prolonging New START wonât thaw Russian-US tensions, say experts
On January 26, Moscow and Washington exchanged notes on reaching an agreement on the prolongation of New START, which was stalled by the administration of former US President Donald Trump.
MOSCOW, January 28. /TASS/. Provisions of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) do not need to be expanded on, experts quizzed by TASS on Wednesday note. According to them, a new treaty will be needed to establish control over weapons developed after its signing.
On January 26, Moscow and Washington exchanged notes on reaching an agreement on the prolongation of New START, which was stalled by the administration of former US President Donald Trump. Although the initiative of the soonest prolongation of the treaty without preconditions came from US President Joe Biden, experts do not expect a thaw in Russian-US relations anytime soon.