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‘Putin’s proposal a non-starter’: White House rejects Russian call to extend nuclear arms control treaty
16 Oct, 2020 17:12
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Washington has refused President Vladimir Putin's offer to extend New START, the last remaining arms control treaty between the US and Russia, for one year without any preconditions.
“President Putin’s response today to extend New START … is a non-starter,” the US National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien said in response to Moscow’s offer, adding that Washington hopes Russia “will reevaluate its position before a costly arms race ensues.”
(2/3) This would have been a win for both sides, and we believed the Russians were willing to accept this proposal when I met with my counterpart in Geneva. President Putin’s response today to extend New START without freezing nuclear warheads is a non-starter.
— NSC (@WHNSC) October 16, 2020
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