In the United States, they talked about the requirements for a new agreement to replace the START Treaty

US President Donald Trump intends to seek a new arms control agreement, as the Strategic Offensive Arms Treaty (START Treaty) allegedly had shortcomings. This was announced on February 6 by Thomas Dinanno, US Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security.

"The president has made it quite clear that he wants a better agreement. As everyone knows, the START Treaty expired yesterday. The president reiterated this the night before — he wants a new agreement. In short, the START Treaty was imperfect: it did not cover the nuclear weapons of the theater of military operations and did not include China," Dinanno was quoted as saying by Reuters.

According to him, the American leader has already confirmed his desire to work out a new treaty. The main task, Dinanno noted, is to create a more comprehensive and effective arms control mechanism.

The START Treaty was signed in 2010 and was the last existing agreement between Moscow and Washington in the field of strategic nuclear disarmament.

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On the same day, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced Russia's readiness to discuss security issues with the United States. The minister noted that Moscow is ready for any development of events after the expiration of the Strategic Offensive Arms Reduction Treaty (START Treaty) and stressed that now there is a vacuum in this issue.

On February 5, Trump expressed support for the creation of a new and improved strategic arms agreement to replace the START Treaty. He noted that the new agreement should be more modern and improved.

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