"Russian and U.S. negotiators discussed the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between the two countries and agreed on the need to quickly launch new arms control talks, the Kremlin said Friday, even as the U.S. emphasized the need for China to join a future arms pact and accused Beijing of covert nuclear tests."
"Russian President Vladimir Putin had declared his readiness to stick to the treaty's limits for another year if Washington followed suit. But U.S. President Donald Trump has argued that he wants China to be a part of a new treaty, and his administration ramped up the pressure by accusing Beijing of carrying out nuclear explosive tests. Beijing rejected the allegations and has rebuffed efforts to have it join a nonproliferation deal."
"Russian and U.S. negotiators discussed the future of nuclear arms control in the United Arab Emirates, where Russian, Ukrainian and U.S. delegations held two days of talks on a peace settlement in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Friday. "There is an understanding, and they talked about it in Abu Dhabi, that both parties will take responsible positions and both parties realize the need to start talks on the issue as soon as possible," Peskov said."
Negotiators from Russia and the United States agreed on the need to quickly launch new arms control talks following the expiration of New START. The treaty termination removed limits on the two largest nuclear arsenals, raising fears of an unconstrained arms race. Vladimir Putin indicated willingness to adhere to treaty limits for another year if Washington reciprocated. The United States demanded Chinese participation in any future pact and accused Beijing of nuclear explosive tests, allegations China denied. Talks in Abu Dhabi underscored urgency and a call for responsible, formal arrangements to resume arms control negotiations.
Read at Fortune
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]