New Delhi/Moscow, Sep 23 (UNI) Russia is prepared to extend the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), entered into with the United States in 2010, for one more year beyond February 5, 2026, when it is scheduled to expire, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.

‘’In order to prevent the emergence of a new strategic arms race and preserve an acceptable degree of predictability and restraint, we consider it reasonable to maintain at this turbulent time the status quo established under New START. Accordingly, Russia is prepared to continue observing the Treaty’s central quantitative restrictions for one year after February 5, 2026,’’ President Putin said.

In a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council in Kremlin, President Putin said Russia’s initiative, if imple

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