The Kremlin said on Tuesday the two countries had reached a deal to extend the pact which was signed in 2010,Russia’s lower house of parliament on Wednesday approved an extension of the New START nuclear arms control treaty with the United States, which a senior official said had been agreed on Moscow’s terms. The New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) is a cornerstone of global arms control. The upper house was due to vote on the extension later on Wednesday. Once it is approved by both houses, draft legislation usually becomes law once it has been signed by President Vladimir Putin. Mr. Ryabkov said the extension had been agreed “on our terms”, the TASS news agency reported.

Source: The Hindu January 27, 2021 10:47 UTC