Kremlin: Hard to imagine US talks on nuclear arms reduction treaty

Kremlin says it is hard to imagine talks with U.S. on new nuclear arms reduction treaty

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it was very hard to imagine the start of negotiations with the United States on a new nuclear arms reduction treaty given that mutual trust with Washington had still not been fully restored. Read full story

Kremlin: Hard to imagine US talks on nuclear arms reduction treaty

The bleak assessment from Moscow comes amid the disintegration of the tangle of arms control treaties which sought to slow the arms race and reduce the risk of nuclear war.

Russia says the future of nuclear arms control with US and others looks bleak for now

By Guy Faulconbridge and Dmitry Antonov

Amid fears of the proliferation of nuclear weapons, senior Kremlin officials today (Tuesday) reduced the chances of concluding a new nuclear arms reduction treaty with the United States soon, stressing that the chances are slim due to weak trust. When asked about the prospects of agreeing on an alternative to “New Start” (the new strategic arms reduction treaty) that expires in February 2026, he said that it is very difficult at the moment to ev…