Trump Rejects Russian Proposal to Extend Nuclear Arms Treaty
President Donald Trump has dismissed Russia's proposal to extend the New START nuclear arms treaty, which is scheduled to expire on February 5, 2026.
The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the final remaining nuclear arms-control agreement between the United States and Russia, faces expiration on February 5, 2026. Donald Trump has dismissed a proposal from Russian President Vladimir Putin to informally extend the treaty's limits for one year, stating that if the deal expires, it expires.
The treaty, signed in 2010, limits both nations to 1,550 deployed strategic warheads and 700 deployed delivery systems. Trump has indicated he prefers a new agreement that is more favorable to the U.S. and insists that any future nuclear pact must include China's capabilities.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned that a U.S. refusal to extend the agreement will create a serious deficit in the legal framework for overall strategic stability, impacting both nations and the global community.
