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Russia and U.S. Extend New START Compliance After Talks

Russia and the U.S. Agree to Extend New START Commitments

Russia and U.S. Extend New START Compliance After Talks

Russia and the United States agreed to keep observing New START limits for six months after talks in Abu Dhabi, as discussions on a new arms deal continue.

2026-02-05T20:23:02+03:00

2026-02-05T20:23:02+03:00

2026-02-05T20:23:02+03:00

Russia and the United States have agreed to temporarily continue complying with the terms of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), which formally expired on February 5. The understanding was reached during talks held in Abu Dhabi. According to Axios journalist Barak Ravid, who cited a source familiar with the discussions, both sides intend to observe the existing obligations for at least another six months. This interim period is meant to allow time for negotiations on a possible successor agreement. The source indicated that the practical outcome of the talks was a mutual decision by Moscow and Washington to adhere to the treaty’s framework during this transitional phase, while consultations on a new arrangement continue. The New START treaty, which governs the reduction and limitation of strategic nuclear arsenals, was signed on April 8, 2010, in Prague by then Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U. S. President Barack Obama. It entered into force on February 5, 2011, and in January 2021 the parties agreed to extend it for an additional five years. Under the treaty’s provisions, each side committed to capping the number of deployed nuclear warheads at 1,550, while limiting intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles, and heavy bombers to 700 units. The agreement also established a system of reciprocal inspections at nuclear facilities in Russia and the United States to verify compliance with these limits.

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Russia and the U.S. Agree to Extend New START Commitments

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John Baker, Editor

23:23 05-02-2026

Russia and the United States agreed to keep observing New START limits for six months after talks in Abu Dhabi, as discussions on a new arms deal continue.

Russia and the United States have agreed to temporarily continue complying with the terms of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), which formally expired on February 5. The understanding was reached during talks held in Abu Dhabi.

According to Axios journalist Barak Ravid, who cited a source familiar with the discussions, both sides intend to observe the existing obligations for at least another six months. This interim period is meant to allow time for negotiations on a possible successor agreement.

The source indicated that the practical outcome of the talks was a mutual decision by Moscow and Washington to adhere to the treaty’s framework during this transitional phase, while consultations on a new arrangement continue.

The New START treaty, which governs the reduction and limitation of strategic nuclear arsenals, was signed on April 8, 2010, in Prague by then Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U. S. President Barack Obama. It entered into force on February 5, 2011, and in January 2021 the parties agreed to extend it for an additional five years.

Under the treaty’s provisions, each side committed to capping the number of deployed nuclear warheads at 1,550, while limiting intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles, and heavy bombers to 700 units. The agreement also established a system of reciprocal inspections at nuclear facilities in Russia and the United States to verify compliance with these limits.