February 5, 2026 12:12 PM
New START treaty expires as Russia reviews next steps
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said that the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) between Russia and the United States has reached its expiration, and noted that the parties are no longer operating under the framework of the agreement. The ministry said Russia had not received a formal official response from the United States to its proposal to continue voluntary restraint on nuclear arms ceilings beyond the treaty’s expiry on February 5. “In the current circumstances...