New START Treaty’s expiration: reaction in Russia and around the world

MOSCOW, February 5. /TASS/. Russia has not received any formal official response from the US to its proposal to comply with the limits set out in the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the Foreign Ministry said in connection with the agreement’s expiration.

According to the statement, Moscow assumes that the parties are no longer bound by the treaty’s obligations and are free to choose their next steps.

The ministry also stated that Russia intends to act prudently after the agreement expires.

TASS has compiled the main information on the situation.

Russia has not received any formal official response from the US to its proposal to comply with the New START limits, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.