Sachs called the extension of the START Treaty limits extremely important.

The extension of the limits of the Strategic Offensive Arms Treaty (START Treaty) is extremely important. This was announced on January 31 by Professor Jeffrey Sachs, an American economist and director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University.

"It is extremely important that Russia and the United States resume cooperation in the field of nuclear arms control. Russia has clearly indicated its readiness. Now everything depends on the United States," Sachs said in an interview with TASS.

He noted that the country's foreign policy is currently suffering in the United States. In particular, he pointed to the lack of stability in the field of security and nuclear disarmament.

Preemptive strike: why Russia suspended participation in the Start Treaty

The United States insists on Russia's return to the treaty, fearing an arms race

Yesterday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said that Russia's contacts with the United States under the Strategic Offensive Arms Reduction Treaty (START-3) had not been interrupted, but all the signals and statements had already been made. He also noted that Moscow is calm about all the statements made by the American side.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on January 22 that Russia had not yet received an official response from the United States to Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal to extend the treaty. She noted that Moscow has to focus only on the public statements of US President Donald Trump.

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