Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled Monday that he is open to a one-year extension of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the last major nuclear arms agreement between Washington and Moscow.
The pact, signed in 2010 by Barack Obama and Dmitri Medvedev, limits each side to 1,550 deployed warheads and 800 launchers, along with strict inspection rules.
Putin offers Trump one-year extension to nuclear weapons treaty https://t.co/hplU1ZhvPx
— Gulf Today (@gulftoday) September 22, 2025
New START is set to expire on February 5, 2026. Putin said Russia will adhere to the limits for another year if the United States reciprocates and avoids actions that undermine the balance of deterrence. He warned that abandoning the treaty could have “devastating consequences.”
#FPWorld: President Putin on Monday proposed a one-year extension of the New START treaty — the last remaining arms control agreement between the US and Russia — as both sides remain at odds over geopolitical issues, including the ongoing war in Ukraine https://t.co/jJ3P4HFt18
— Firstpost (@firstpost) September 22, 2025
The announcement comes as Putin steps up military aggression in Ukraine and Russian drones reportedly violate NATO airspace in Poland, Romania, and Estonia.
President Donald Trump responded Sunday that the United States “would” defend NATO allies if Moscow continues its provocations.
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