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Kremlin Pushes Bilateral Nuclear Talks, Says UK and France Must Ultimately Join

The Kremlin has proposed a one-year reciprocal hold on New START limits that now awaits a decision from President Trump.

The Titan Missile, shown from above during a tour of the 103-foot Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) site which was decommissioned in 1982, at the Titan Missile Museum in Sahuarita, Arizona, U.S., February 2, 2019. REUTERS/Nicole Neri/File Photo
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov walks at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, September 2, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Pool/File Photo
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Overview

  • Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said negotiations should begin between Russia and the United States before expanding to include Britain and France.
  • Moscow proposed that both sides voluntarily keep New START’s limits for one year after the treaty expires next year, contingent on U.S. reciprocity.
  • White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the offer sounded "pretty good," noting the decision rests with President Donald Trump.
  • New START caps each side at 1,550 deployed strategic warheads and 700 deployed delivery vehicles, including missiles, submarines and bombers.
  • Russia suspended participation in 2023 but said it would observe the limits, while Britain and France were never parties to the treaty and maintain far smaller arsenals of roughly 250–300 warheads.