Lavrov Says US Consent Is the Only Thing Needed To Extend New START Treaty for One Year

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday that negotiations were not necessary for the US and Russia to extend the New START treaty, the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the two powers.

New START limits the number of nuclear warheads and delivery systems the US and Russia can deploy and is due to expire in February 2026. Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered to extend the treaty for one year to make room for diplomacy to negotiate a replacement, a proposal President Trump has said was a “good idea,” but so far, there’s no sign the US has formally accepted the offer.