In Response To Kremlin, U.S. Reiterates Proposed Extension Of New START Treaty
(Worthy News) – The United States has responded to Russia’s call to continue negotiations on the New START arms-control treaty by reiterating a U.S. proposal and saying the Russians have “rejected” attempts to restart the talks.
The U.S. proposal calls for a one-year extension of New START and an undefined warhead freeze to which Marshall Billingslea, U.S. President Donald Trump’s special arms-control envoy, said Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed.
“We already responded, repeatedly. 5 times we offered, incl. in writing, to meet to finalize the freeze/extension deal to which Putin agreed,” Billingslea said on Twitter. The Russian Foreign Ministry “rejected all mtgs,” he added. “All we need to do is define what we are freezing, the cap level & start verification talks.” [ Source: Radio Free Europe (Read More…) ]
.@KremlinRussia_E, we already responded, repeatedly. 5 times we offered, incl. in writing, to meet to finalize the freeze/extension deal to which Putin agreed. @RussiaMFA rejected all mtgs. All we need to do is define what we are freezing, the cap level & start verification talks https://t.co/shVdHFtckg
— USArmsControl (@USArmsControl) December 17, 2020