New START

The US has made no move to resume negotiations on a new strategic nuclear arms reduction treaty to replace the so-called "New START" from 2011, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

The US has told Russia it will not rejoin an arms control deal that permits unarmed aerial flights over dozens of participating countries.

The state department said the Open Skies Treaty "has been undermined by Russia's violations" and its failure to return to compliance.

Russia denies the allegations, and the country is also expected to withdraw from the treaty this year.

Turkey on Feb. 3 welcomed the extension of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) between the U.S. and Russia for another five years.

"We welcome and support the decision of the United States and the Russian Federation to extend the New START Treaty for five years," Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy said in a written statement.

She specified that the two leaders talked on the phone last week.
She added that Biden "did not refrain from expressing concern" over Russia's actions, Reuters reports.

President Biden is seeking a five-year extension with Russia on the only remaining treaty limiting the world's two largest nuclear arsenals just days before it expires, said two senior U.S. officials.

Russia decided to do so due to the lack of any progress on the issue of removing the obstacles that have been created so far and that hinder its functionality.
As it is stated, as soon as all internal procedures are completed, the notification will be sent to all other participants in the Agreement.

The United States wants to strike a new arms control deal with Russia, China and possibly some other countries.  This was revealed by US President Donald Trump, TASS reported.

President Vladimir Putin on June 6 said Russia was prepared to drop a nuclear arms control agreement with the U.S., known as New START, if there was a lack of interest in renewing it.

This will happen after the signing of a protocol for the exchange of ratification documents at an official ceremony in the Council of Ministers, which will start at about 18:30, according to the Bulgarian National Television. 

In his first call as president with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump denounced a treaty that caps U.S. and Russian deployment of nuclear warheads as a bad deal for the United States, according to two U.S. officials and one former U.S. official with knowledge of the call.