Trump Urges New, Stronger Nuclear Pact as US-Russia Treaty Nears Expiry

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News18•06-02-2026, 01:00
Trump Urges New, Stronger Nuclear Pact as US-Russia Treaty Nears Expiry
- •President Donald Trump calls for a new, stronger nuclear pact instead of extending the current New START treaty.
- •The New START treaty between the US and Russia is set to expire on Thursday.
- •Trump criticized the existing deal as "badly negotiated" and "grossly violated" by the United States.
- •He suggests nuclear experts work on a modernized treaty for the future.
- •The treaty's expiration would remove the last caps on the two largest atomic arsenals for the first time in over 50 years.
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