Trump Calls for New Nuclear Arms Treaty With Russia as New START Expires

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump meet at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska on Aug. 15.
Photographer: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images

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By Hadriana Lowenkron

February 5, 2026 at 7:03 PM UTC

Updated on

February 5, 2026 at 7:42 PM UTC

US President Donald Trump called for the creation of a new nuclear arms treaty with Russia, as the existing New START agreement between the two nations expires and fuels concern about the possibility of a new arms race.

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