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Trump says he won’t extend nuclear arms treaty with Russia
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will let the last arms control treaty between Russia and the United States lapse and instead direct his administration to work toward a new one.

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Trump to let New Start nuclear treaty with Russia expire
Russia says it regrets expiration of last nuclear arms treaty, but Trump says he wants a new pact
Kremlin says Russia and US agree that quick nuclear arms are talks needed
Russian and U.S. negotiators discussed the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between the two countries and agreed on the need to quickly launch new arms control talks, the Kremlin sai...

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U.S. accuses China of secret nuclear testing as it calls for broad new arms treaty after New START
US, Russia close in on deal to continue New START nuclear arms treaty, Axios reports
Trump rejects Putin offer of one-year extension of New START deployment limits
Arms control advocates warn that the expiration of the treaty will fuel an accelerated nuclear arms race, while U.S. opponents say the pact constrained the U.S. ability to deploy enough weapons to det...

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A half-century of US-Russian arms control ends with the expiration of the New START nuclear pact
Fears of new arms race as US-Russia nuclear weapons treaty expires

Russia warns of response to any US weapons deployment in Greenland

A Russian official said Moscow is ready to respond with military measures if the United States deploys its missile defense program to Greenland.

Russia, China squeeze US Arctic defense zone as Trump eyes Greenland

Trump's Greenland focus highlights urgent Arctic security needs as Sen. Sullivan reveals new U.S. defenses against Sino-Russian threats in Alaska.

Zelenskyy calls on Trump to respond to Russia’s massive attack as talks resume in Abu Dhabi

As the talks in Abu Dhabi between Ukraine, the US and Russia continue, Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on the US president to respond to Moscow’s massive aerial attacks and the violation of Russia’s “energy truce” promise.

Venezuelan oil is key to Trump’s Russia plan. There’s a problem with that

President Donald Trump made a bargain with India this week that introduced a simple calculus.

Trump speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on range of issues including Russia-Ukraine war

President Trump said he spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping Wednesday to discuss a range of issues, including the war between Ukraine and Russia.

U.S. joins new round of talks with Ukraine and Russia, but Ukrainians skeptical of any major breakthrough

U.S., Russian and Ukrainian negotiators are back around a table for a second round of technical talks, but in Kyiv, Russian bombs bring suffering and skepticism.

Trump says Putin ‘kept his word’— despite seeming to violate one-week ceasefire

WASHINGTON — President Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin “kept his word” on not attacking Ukraine for one week — despite the perception that Putin broke the deal with a bombing blitz after just four days.

This Is What Putin Thinks of Trump’s Peace Talks

President Trump asked Putin to hold off attacks on energy infrastructure in Ukraine, which has been gripped by bitter cold. Putin showed his contempt by launching a massive overnight attack.