Russian, US Experts To Hold Talks On Extending New START In Coming Days - Kremlin
Russia’s foreign Ministry said earlier that if new start was extended for a year, Moscow was ready to freeze the number of its nuclear warheads for the same period, provided that the US did not put forward additional demands MOSCOW, October 23. /TASS/. Russian and US experts will hold consultations on extending the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) in the coming days, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Channel One’s Great Game show. "Difficult expert consultations are expected to take place in the coming days with a goal to secure an extension agreement," Peskov pointed out, adding that the experts would particularly talk about freezing the number of nuclear warheads. The Kremlin spokesman also said that "the issue is highly complicated because there are many strong disagreements between Moscow and Washington." Russia’s foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that if new start was extended for a year, Moscow was ready to freeze the number of its nuc...