MOSCOW, Jan 27, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday submitted a bill to parliament that would extend the New START nuclear treaty by five years.
“On January 26, 2021, Russia and the United States signed an agreement on the extension of the treaty,” read an explanatory note attached to the bill, published on the lower house State Duma website.
It said that the two sides had “agreed in principle” to extend New START by five years.