Category: New START arms control treaty

Russian Legislature Approves Suspension of Nuclear-Arms Treaty With US

Less than a day after President Vladimir Putin acknowledged that Russia was suspending participation in its nuclear weapons treaty with the United States, the Russian Federation’s State Duma unanimously agreed to formally suspend participation in the treaty. The rubber-stamp approval by the parliamentary body of Putin’s announcement that Moscow was disengaging from the New Strategic…


Expert Panel Says Russia Holding Nuke Deal ‘Hostage’ to Deter US Support for Ukraine

Even through the most fractious days of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union, and its successor Russian Federation, maintained compliance with nuclear arms accords and sustained contact in negotiating new treaties. But Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine changed all that with Moscow now refusing to decouple strategic arms control treaty…


Russia Holds Nuke Deal ‘Hostage’ to Deter US Support for Ukraine, Expert Panel Says

Even through the most fractious days of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union, and its successor Russian Federation, maintained compliance with nuclear arms accords and sustained contact in negotiating new treaties. But Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine changed all that, with Moscow now refusing to decouple strategic arms control treaty…


As Tensions Tighten, US Accuses Russia of Violating Nuclear Arms Accord

Tensions between the United States and the Russian Federation have been steadily ratcheting tighter and tighter since the Kremlin launched its invasion of Ukraine in March 2022. Those strained relations are set to be further exacerbated following a report to Congress from the U.S. State Department claiming Russia is refusing to allow on-site inspections and…


Biden Taps Lawyer Mallory Stewart for US Arms Control Post

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden said on Friday he planned to nominate Mallory Stewart to be assistant secretary of state for arms control, a key job as Washington and Moscow contemplate a successor to the New START arms control treaty. If confirmed by the Senate, Stewart, now a senior director on the White House National Security Council,…