Russia optimistic that Joe Biden will extend New START nuclear weapons deal

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said 'it is only possible to welcome' a U.S. move to extend the arms reduction treaty, which expires on February 5.

Medvedev's comments signify the tensions that Biden will have to navigate in the early days of his presidency. The former leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, said this week the relationship between Russia and the United States was"of great concern," but suggested that an early agreement on the arms deal could help.

He said it was essential"not so much in terms of the scale of reductions, but in terms of stability and control." He said inspections, notifications and consultation mechanisms were"very important, they must not be destroyed."Russia Military Shows Off Nuclear Forces with Air, Land, Sea Missile Tests Mathieu Boulègue, a research fellow on Russia and Eurasia at the Chatham House think tank in London, said extending New START was"a more than welcome move."

 

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I feel dirty that I agree with Russia. The treaty should be for total nuclear disarmament thou

So they didn’t want nuclear war after all ?

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