Overview

• Dmitry Peskov said Moscow is waiting for Washington’s reaction to President Vladimir Putin’s proposal on the New START framework.
• Peskov stated that Russia’s proposals and Putin’s initiative have been broadly welcomed.
• Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he believes U.S. President Donald Trump will support the initiative.
• Lukashenko added that Trump would back it if he is sincere in pursuing such an outcome.
• RIA Novosti reported the comments on Sept. 25, and no U.S. response was cited in the dispatches.