US and Russia in talks on limiting nuclear weapons, Trump says
Photo: Donald Trump, President of the United States (Getty Images)
The United States is negotiating with Russia to limit the number of nuclear weapons. China is also expected to be involved in the dialogue, said the US President Donald Trump while speaking to journalists.
"Missiles, nuclear – we’re talking about different things. We are talking about limiting nuclear weapons, we’ll get China into that. We have the most, Russia has the second most, and China has third, but China is way behind. But they’ll catch us in five years," Trump said.
According to Trump, denuclearization is one of the issues the United States is trying to address with Russia and China.
He emphasized that the US cannot allow the spread of nuclear weapons.
"It's too much power," Trump added.
"I thought of the seven (wars - ed.) that I settled, it would be the easiest … strange things happen in war. The fact that he went to Alaska, our country, I think, was a big statement that he wants to get it done," Trump said.
New START
In 2023, Russia unilaterally withdrew from the Treaty on the Reduction of Strategic Offensive Arms, which remains in effect until February 2026.
Ahead of his meeting with Trump in Alaska, Putin suggested that the new START treaty could be one of the topics of discussion.
