The White House noted that they do not intend to “speculate” about the possible resumption of nuclear tests in the future. Washington also expects Moscow to show interest in this issue, but at the same time, the United States does not yet see Putin’s “interest” in resuming negotiations on the extension of the START Treaty.

In February last year, in a message to the Federal Assembly, Vladimir Putin said that Russia was suspending its participation in the Strategic Offensive Arms Reduction Treaty, but was not withdrawing from it. The document was signed in 2010.

On June 21, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said that Moscow would discuss a new agreement after the West stops supplying weapons to Ukraine.

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