Putin suspends Russian participation in final nuclear pact with America

The New START treaty was signed in Prague in 2010, got here into pressure the next yr and was prolonged in 2021 for 5 extra years simply after U.S. President Joe Biden took workplace.

Moscow,UPDATED: Feb 21, 2023 17:06 IST

President Vladimir Putin mentioned on Tuesday that Russia was suspending its participation within the New START treaty with the United States.

By Reuters:

President Vladimir Putin mentioned on Tuesday that Russia was suspending its participation within the New START treaty with the United States that limits the 2 sides’ strategic nuclear arsenals.

“In this regard, I am forced to announce today that Russia is suspending its participation in the strategic offensive arms treaty,” Putin informed lawmakers in direction of the tip of a significant speech to parliament, practically one yr into the battle in Ukraine.

The New START treaty was signed in Prague in 2010, got here into pressure the next yr and was prolonged in 2021 for 5 extra years simply after U.S. President Joe Biden took workplace.

It caps the variety of strategic nuclear warheads that the United States and Russia can deploy, and the deployment of land- and submarine-based missiles and bombers to ship them.

Russia has the most important stockpile of nuclear weapons on the earth, with shut to six,000 warheads, in line with specialists. Together, Russia and the United States maintain round 90% of the world’s nuclear warheads – sufficient to destroy the planet many instances over.

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Feb 21, 2023