Putin submits bill to ratify 5-year extension of New START as last-minute deal with US is expected to rescue nuclear treaty

Following talks

Following talks with Washington, Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent parliament a draft deal that would extend the New START arms reduction pact for five more years. The critical treaty is set to expire in just over a week.

The draft text reveals that the two countries have “agreed in principle” to preserve the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, placing no conditions on the five-year extension.

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