Russia-US arms cut treaty 95 percent done: Medvedev
January 25th, 2010 - 1:08 am ICT by IANSSochi (Russia), Jan 24 (RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday the new arms cut pact with the US has almost been agreed upon.
“Ninety-five percent of issues have been coordinated. I have rather optimistic expectations regarding the treaty,” Medvedev told journalists.
“As regards the document, President (Barack) Obama and I clearly outlined the limits - what we may not do and what they may not do. Everything is clear here,” he said.
A new document to replace the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START 1), which expired Dec 5, has not been signed yet over disagreements on verification and control arrangements to be included in the document.
The new treaty’s outline, as agreed on by the Russian and US presidents, includes cutting nuclear arsenals to 1,500-1,675 operational warheads and delivery vehicles to 500-1,000.
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