Putin says Russia is willing to abide by nuclear arms deal with the U.S. for 1 year after it expires

Putin says Russia is willing to abide by nuclear arms deal with the U.S. for 1 year after it expires World Sep 22, 2025 3:26 PM EDT

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday declared his readiness to adhere to nuclear arms limits for one more year under the last remaining nuclear pact with the United States that expires in February, and he urged Washington to follow suit.

Putin said allowing the New START agreement signed in 2010 to expire would be destabilizing and could fuel proliferation of nuclear weapons. His televised remarks came at a time of heightened tensions between Russia and the West, and with concerns rising that fighting in Ukraine could spread beyond its borders.

“To avoid provoking a further strategic arms race and to ensure an acceptable level of pre