(Photo: AFP)GENEVA - The United States on Friday urged three-way talks with Russia and China to set new limits on nuclear weapons, after the last treaty between top nuclear powers Washington and Moscow expired. “Russia and China should not expect the United States to stand still while they shirk their obligations and expand their nuclear forces,” Rubio wrote. Russia and the United States together control more than 80 percent of the world’s nuclear warheads. “China would not participate in nuclear disarmament negotiations at this stage.”He insisted that “states possessing the largest nuclear arsenals should continue to fulfil their special and primary responsibilities for nuclear disarmament”. Russia in 2023 rejected inspections of its nuclear sites under the treaty, as tensions rose with the United States over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

Source: Bangkok Post February 06, 2026 18:36 UTC