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Arms Control and the Dangers of Nuclear War: Russia Rejects Unacceptable Trump Regime New START Demands

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New START is the last remaining Russia/US arms control agreement. Expiring on February 5, 2021 if not renewed, the Trump regime rejected Vladimir Putin’s offer to extend the agreement for another five years with no pre-conditions. … Read More >Arms Control and the Dangers of Nuclear War: Russia Rejects Unacceptable Trump Regime New START Demands

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Trump will surely use his Covid for election advantage, it also opens door for unthinkable… such as breakthrough on New START

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Washington’s hardline conditions for extending the New START treaty have been rejected out of hand by Russia. And yet, the US ambassador to Russia holds out hope for a deal. Trump’s Covid-19 illness may make this a possibility. … Read More >Trump will surely use his Covid for election advantage, it also opens door for unthinkable… such as breakthrough on New START

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Russia Will Find Efficient Ways to Defend Itself if New START Not Extended, Envoy to UN Says

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The day before, Marshall Billingslea, US special presidential envoy for arms control, said that Washington is offering Moscow to extend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) for less than five years in order to hammer out a new multilateral document as soon as possible. … Read More >Russia Will Find Efficient Ways to Defend Itself if New START Not Extended, Envoy to UN Says

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US envoy says Russia must agree to arms control deal with no NATO scaleback, or else it’s ‘happy to modernize nukes without START’

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The US has made Russia an offer it hopes she won’t refuse: accept a new arms control deal including no limits on NATO weapons in Europe, or deal with a modernized American nuclear arsenal on its doorstep. … Read More >US envoy says Russia must agree to arms control deal with no NATO scaleback, or else it’s ‘happy to modernize nukes without START’

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Russia wants to extend ‘New START’ nuclear arms control deal but not at any cost – deputy foreign minister

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Moscow wishes to prolong the New START Treaty but not if the US demands unreasonable concessions, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has said, adding that the Russian and American positions on the issue remain quite different. … Read More >Russia wants to extend ‘New START’ nuclear arms control deal but not at any cost – deputy foreign minister

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US ‘working on nuclear non-proliferation agreement with Russia,’ Trump says after discussing New START with Putin

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US President Donald Trump has said that “it would be great” if Moscow and Washington agreed on a new nuclear non-proliferation deal. The admission comes after rare phone talks between the Russian and US leaders last week. … Read More >US ‘working on nuclear non-proliferation agreement with Russia,’ Trump says after discussing New START with Putin

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‘Unrealistic’: Russia says it won’t pressure China to join nuclear talks on Washington’s behalf

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US expectations that China will join nuclear arms control talks are unrealistic, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said, noting the only way forward is bilateral dialogue between Moscow and Washington. … Read More >‘Unrealistic’: Russia says it won’t pressure China to join nuclear talks on Washington’s behalf

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US ambassador hails cooperation with Russia on Covid-19 crisis, but crucial nuclear weapons differences remain

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The US and Russia are game for multilateral talks with the world’s nuclear powers and have cooperated on oil and against the coronavirus. Yet nuclear arms disagreements still exist, and neither side is giving up ground. … Read More >US ambassador hails cooperation with Russia on Covid-19 crisis, but crucial nuclear weapons differences remain