Putin says Russia will persist with nuclear arms limits for another yr

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin stated Monday (September 22, 2025) that Moscow will adhere to nuclear arms limits for another yr after the final remaining nuclear pact with the United States expires in February.

Mr. Putin stated that the termination of the 2010 New START would have damaging penalties for international stability. Speaking at a gathering with members of Russia’s Security Council, he stated that Russia would anticipate the U.S. to comply with Moscow’s instance and likewise persist with the treaty’s limits.

The New START, signed by then-Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev, limits every nation to not more than 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads and 700 deployed missiles and bombers. Its looming expiration and the dearth of dialogue on anchoring a successor deal have frightened arms management advocates.

The settlement envisages sweeping on-site inspections to confirm compliance, however they’ve been dormant since 2020.

In February 2023, Mr. Putin suspended Moscow’s participation within the treaty, saying Russia couldn’t enable U.S. inspections of its nuclear websites at a time when Washington and its NATO allies have overtly declared Moscow’s defeat in Ukraine as their purpose. Moscow has emphasised, nevertheless, that it wasn’t withdrawing from the pact altogether and would proceed to respect the caps on nuclear weapons the treaty set.