Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow would uphold the restrictions on nuclear weapons agreed under the New START Treaty with the U.S. for one year after it expires in February 2026.

Newsweek has contacted the State Department for comment.

Putin, speaking in Russian in comments broadcast live from a meeting of the Kremlin's Security Council on Monday, warned that its lapsing means the "imminent disappearance of the last international agreement on direct limitations of missile-nuclear potential."

The erosion of arms control agreements raises the risk of a nuclear war at a time when tensions between NATO and Russia escalate over Ukraine and a series of alleged airspace violations by Russian military aircraft, including those of allies Estonia and Poland.

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