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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, February 6 (Xinhua) — Russia and the United States recognize the need to begin negotiations as soon as possible on the future of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), which expired yesterday. This was stated by Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov on Friday. He confirmed that this issue was discussed during the Ukrainian peace talks in Abu Dhabi.
"There is an understanding, including this was discussed in Abu Dhabi, that both sides will take responsible positions, and both sides recognize the need to begin negotiations on this topic as soon as possible," TASS quotes him as saying.
The Kremlin spokesman emphasized that any informal extensions in the area of nuclear weapons are unthinkable. "Of course, provisions can be formally extended. Informal extensions in this area are hardly imaginable," he noted.
Overall, D. Peskov described the second round of trilateral talks between Russia, the United States, and Ukraine, held in Abu Dhabi on February 4-5, as constructive and challenging. "We've been working for two days, constructive and at the same time very challenging. It will continue," he concluded.
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