MOSCOW, January 15. /TASS/. Moscow has not yet received a response from the United States to Russian President Vladimir Putin's initiative to extend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) for another year, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.
"We have not received a response as of yet. We are waiting for the response to Putin's initiative as we consider it to be an extremely important issue," Peskov stated.
Putin announced at a Russian Security Council meeting on September 22, 2025 that Moscow was ready to maintain compliance with the quantitative restrictions outlined in the treaty for another year after the document expires in February 2026. However, he stressed that the measure would be valid only if Washington did the same.
US President Donald Trump said in response to a TASS question on October 5, 2025 that the Russian leader’s proposal was "a good idea." However, there has been no official reaction from Washington to Moscow's proposal as of yet.
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