US ambassador: Russia arms deal to mention missile shield
MOSCOW — The United States and Russia have agreed that a new arms control treaty will mention a link between offensive nuclear arms and defenses against them, the US ambassador to Moscow said Thursday, signaling a possible breakthrough in arms reduction talks.Russian foreign policy experts said Ambassador John Beyrle@@@s statement in his blog post could mean that US-Russian talks will soon produce a successor to the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or START.The Kremlin and the Russian Foreign Ministry had no immediate comment, but some Russian analysts said Beyrle@@@s statement paved the way for a quick signing of the nuclear arms deal after months of tough bargaining.Beyrle@@@s statement indicated the US stance has shifted."The treaty deals with offensive, not defensive systems, but since we acknowledge a logical link between them, our presidents have agreed that the treaty will contain a provision on the interconnection between strategic offensive and defensive weapons," he said in his Russian-language blog.ByREUTERS06/08/2025 07:57 AMByREUTERS06/08/2025 05:36 AMByMAARIV06/07/2025 02:33 PMByWALLA!06/07/2025 11:18 AMByREUTERS06/07/2025 03:25 AM
