Putin suggests Russia and U.S. could make a deal on nuclear arms control
- Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a summit in Alaska on Friday to discuss Ukraine and nuclear arms control.
- The meeting comes ahead of the New START treaty’s expiration on February 5, 2026, which currently limits deployed nuclear warheads to 1,550 each.
- Putin praised U.S. efforts to halt the Ukraine conflict and suggested the two countries could reach an agreement on strategic offensive arms control.
- Trump ordered two nuclear submarines closer to Russia in response to threatening comments by Dmitry Medvedev, reflecting unease despite summit preparations.
- The summit will focus on achieving long-term peace through arms control agreements and enhanced Russia-U.S. cooperation on trade and security issues.
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US President Donald Trump said on Thursday, August 14, he believes Vladimir Putin was ready to make a deal on bringing peace to Ukraine after his Russian counterpart mentioned the prospect of a nuclear arms agreement on the eve of their meeting in Alaska. “I think he’s going to make a deal,” Trump said in a Fox News radio interview, adding that if the meeting went well, he would call Zelenskiy… Source
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