Stop the nuclear arms race! Russia’s big announcement after the end of New START treaty, put this condition before America

Russia US Nuclear Deal: The last treaty to stop an uncontrolled arms race between the world’s two largest nuclear powers is ‘New START’ Officially ended on 5 February 2026. For the first time in half a decade, there are no longer any legal restrictions on the world’s two largest nuclear stockpiles. Meanwhile, Russia’s top diplomat has made an important announcement clarifying Moscow’s stand.

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the lower house of the Russian parliament (State Duma) on Wednesday that Russia will respect the treaty’s limits as long as it sees Washington doing the same. Lavrov clarified that the moratorium announced by the President will remain in place until the US crosses these limits.

When was the New START treaty made?

The New START treaty was signed by Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev in 2010, limiting each side to 1,550 deployable nuclear warheads and 700 missiles and bombers. Russian President Vladimir Putin last year expressed a desire to extend these limits for another year, but US President Donald Trump has argued that he also wants China to be part of any new agreement, a demand that Beijing has rejected.

‘unofficial’ Discussion

According to reports, nuclear arms control was also discussed during the recent peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the US in Abu Dhabi. Although the Kremlin denied any ‘informal’ The extension has been rejected but high-level military-to-military dialogue between the two sides has been reestablished which was suspended since 2021.

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Trump-Putin relations and Greenland’s warning

Lavrov described the personal relations between Putin and Trump as ‘fantastic’ Told and said that the mutual sympathy between them had helped in building understanding on many issues during the Alaska Summit. However, he warned the US over the potential militarization of Greenland, saying Moscow could take ‘military-technical retaliation’ Will do.