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Russia, US should preserve New START - Russian ambassador to US

Anatoly Antonov, Russian Ambassador to the US

10 April 2022 01:01 (UTC +04:00)

In fact, the only agreement left today is New START that continues to meet the national interests of Russia and the United States, said, Anatoly Antonov, Russian Ambassador to the US, APA reports citing TASS.

The New Strategic Arms Reductions Treaty (known as the New START) signed by Russia and the US remains the "gold standard" of strategic stability and should be preserved, Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said on Saturday at the Schiller Institute Conference, held via video link.

"In fact, the only agreement left today is New START that continues to meet the national interests of Russia and the United States. It is the ‘gold standard for strategic stability which must be preserved," he said.

Russia and the United States signed the New START treaty in 2010. On February 3, 2021, the Russian Foreign Ministry and the US embassy in Moscow exchanged notes to inform each other on the completion of internal procedures necessary for effecting the agreement to extend New START by five years.