Jake Sullivan
US President's National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said that a five-year extension of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) would be just the beginning of extensive negotiations with Moscow. He made such a statement during an event of the American Institute for Peace, which was broadcast on the official YouTube channel of the organization.
“This is not the end of history, but only the very beginning of serious and consistent negotiations on the entire spectrum of nuclear challenges and threats outside the START Treaty,” Sullivan said. Biden's adviser added that talks with Russia will also touch upon other security issues.
Earlier on January 29, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an agreement to extend the START Treaty for five years, until February 5, 2026.
The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty was signed in 2010 by the then presidents of Russia and the United States, Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama. The agreement came into force in 2011 and expires in February 2021.
