BEIJING: China rejected calls to enter talks on a new nuclear treaty after a United States-Russian agreement expired on Thursday (Feb 5), ending decades of restrictions on how many warheads the two

BEIJING (Feb 5): China rejected calls to enter talks on a new nuclear treaty after a US-Russian agreement expired on Thursday, ending decades of restrictions on how many warheads the two powers can deploy. Campaigners have warned that the expiry of the New START treaty could trigger a global arms race, urging nuclear powers toRead More

China expresses regret over the expiration of the U.S.-Russia arms treaty, urging renewed dialogue for global strategic stability.

Ukrainian and Russian officials meet for a second day in Abu Dhabi Thursday to continue US-brokered peace talks after what Kyiv’s lead negotiator described as a “productive” first day. The discussions aim to achieve practical steps toward peace and a possible prisoner exchange. James Vasina and Charlotte Lam report.

The treaty limiting the two countries' nuclear arsenal expired on Feb 5. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Russia said on Wednesday it was open to security talks but would resolutely counter any new threats, as the expiry of its last ‌arms control treaty with the U.S. marked the end of over half a century of limits on both sides' strategic nuclear weapons. The New START treaty expires…

Russia on Wednesday said it was no longer bound by limits on the number of nuclear warheads under the bilateral New START treaty, which is set to end Thursday after the Trump administration failed to…