The United States and Russia have “agreed in principle” to extend the New START arms treaty by five years, the Kremlin said on January 26 following a phone call between US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The New START treaty, which was signed back in 2010, caps to 1,550 the number of nuclear warheads that can be deployed by Moscow and Washington, who control the world’s largest nuclear arsenal. According to Deutsche Welle media outlet, on Tuesday 26 Jan 2021, the Kremlin said that both the leaders “expressed satisfaction” and diplomatic notes had been exchanged, confirming that the treaty would be extended.
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