A State Department official said on Tuesday that he wasn't aware of any informal understanding between the US and Russia on maintaining the limits imposed by New START, the last nuclear arms control treaty between the two powers that expired earlier this month. New...
Lavrov Says Russia Will Maintain New START Limits If US Does the Same
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday that Russia will maintain the limits on its nuclear arsenal imposed by the now-expired New START treaty if the US does the same. New START was the last nuclear arms control treaty between the US and Russia and...
Arms Control Experts Warn of Threat to Global Security as New START Treaty Expires
Arms control experts issued a statement on Thursday warning of risks to global security due to the expiration of New START, the last nuclear arms control treaty between the US and Russia, without a replacement. "We express our profound concern that, following the...
Trump Says US and Russia Should Negotiate New Nuclear Treaty Instead of Extending New START
President Trump has said that the US and Russia should negotiate a new nuclear arms control treaty instead of extending New START, the last piece of nuclear arms control between the two powers, which expired on Thursday. "Rather than extend 'NEW START' (A badly...
Moscow: US and Russia ‘No Longer Bound’ by New START Limits as Treaty Set to Expire
The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it believes the US and Russia are no longer bound by New START, the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the two powers, which is set to expire on Thursday. "In the current circumstances, we assume...
Rutte Says NATO Forces Will Be Deployed to Ukraine ‘Instantly’ Once a Peace Deal Is Signed
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Tuesday that once a peace deal is signed between Russia and Ukraine, NATO troops will "instantly" deploy to Ukrainian territory. Russia has made clear that it would never accept a peace deal that involved NATO troops deploying...
Russia Says US Silent on New START as Treaty Set to Expire
Russia said on Tuesday that the US still hasn't responded to Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal regarding the New START, the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the two powers, which is set to expire on Thursday, February 5. New START doesn't...
Poll: Vast Majority of Americans Want Trump To Accept Putin’s Offer on New START Treaty
The vast majority of American voters believe President Trump should accept Russian President Vladimir Putin's offer to maintain the limits on the US and Russia's nuclear arsenals set by the New START treaty, the last piece of nuclear arms control between the two...
Over 170,000 Civilians Displaced by Fighting in Northeast Syria
Fighting between the Syrian military and the Kurdish SDF continues with the government cracking down on perceived SDF loyalists and trying to consolidate gains from the recent offensives against them. Much has been said about the fighting, but less so about the people...
Last Remaining Nuclear Arms Control Treaty Between the US and Russia To Expire in Less Than a Month
The last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the US and Russia, the New START, is set to expire on February 5, which will leave the world's largest nuclear powers with no limits on the deployment of their nuclear weapons. The New START caps the number of...


