Overview
- Russia’s envoy in Geneva said Moscow is ready to keep New START’s core quantitative limits for one year after the Feb. 5, 2026 expiry if the United States acts correspondingly and preserves the strategic balance.
- Gennady Gatilov said the proposal is intended to create conditions to resume nuclear arms‑reduction talks and indicated the issue should be taken up at the Conference on Disarmament in January 2026.
- Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Washington has not provided a clear response, even though President Donald Trump previously called Vladimir Putin’s offer a “good idea.”
- Ambassador Alexander Darchiev criticized U.S. ambiguity over nuclear testing after Trump ordered the Pentagon on Oct. 29 to resume tests, saying the lack of clarification fuels uncertainty and undermines trust.
- Russia said it held in‑depth talks with China in Moscow on missile defense and strategic stability and that both sides agreed to strengthen cooperation.