Russia ‘Not Optimistic’ About Saving Nuclear Pact With U.S.
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A RS-24 Yars strategic nuclear missile during Victory Day rehearsal in Moscow.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he doesn’t see much chance of success for talks with the U.S. on salvaging a key nuclear arms treaty that expires next year.
“Knowing the attitude of the current negotiators, I am not very optimistic about the future of the New START treaty,” Lavrov said at an online conference on Friday.