Putin Says Russia Willing to Include New Weapons in U.S. Talks
- Russian leader urges Trump to preserve New START treaty
- Arms control negotiations entering make-or-break phase
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Russian President Vladimir Putin urged his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump to agree to his proposal for a one-year extension of the New START arms-control treaty as talks enter a vital phase less than two weeks before the American presidential election.
Putin said Russia is willing to include its new-generation hypersonic nuclear weapons in the arsenal that his country has proposed freezing during the extension of the pact.