Putin and Biden confirm extension of New START nuclear treaty
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed Tuesday to extend the New START nuclear nonproliferation treaty, which is due to expire next month, according to Kremlin and White House summaries of a phone call between the leaders.
The New START Treaty, formally called Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, is a landmark nuclear arms reduction pact between the U.S. and Russia first signed in 2010.
According to the Kremlin, Putin used his first call with Biden to urged improved ties. “He noted that the normalization of relations between Russia and the United States would meet the interests of both countries and — taking into account their special responsibility for maintaining security and stability in the world — of the entire international community,” the Kremlin said.
The Kremlin said the presidents also discussed the coronavirus pandemic, the Open Skies Treaty and the Iran nuclear deal, called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as well as the conflict in Ukraine and Putin’s call for a summit meeting of permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
The White House said Biden also confronted Putin on the issues of election interference and of the jailing of the Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden agreed Tuesday to extend the New START nuclear nonproliferation treaty, which is due to expire next month, according to Kremlin and White House summaries of a phone call between the leaders.
The New START Treaty, formally called Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, is a landmark nuclear arms reduction pact between the U.S. and Russia first signed in 2010.
According to the Kremlin, Putin used his first call with Biden to urged improved ties. “He noted that the normalization of relations between Russia and the United States would meet the interests of both countries and — taking into account their special responsibility for maintaining security and stability in the world — of the entire international community,” the Kremlin said.
The Kremlin said the presidents also discussed the coronavirus pandemic, the Open Skies Treaty and the Iran nuclear deal, called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as well as the conflict in Ukraine and Putin’s call for a summit meeting of permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
The White House said Biden also confronted Putin on the issues of election interference and of the jailing of the Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny.
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