Why replacing New START could be tricky task

Why replacing New START could be tricky task

🟠 The development of a new comprehensive pact to replace the New START treaty could take at least five years, Valdai International Discussion Club expert Andrey Kortunov tells Sputnik.

🟠 He says that such agreements typically take a very long time to prepare, and this will be even more difficult now that the experience of the negotiation process has been lost and the experts who worked on New START are gone.

“Although it's difficult to expect any breakthroughs in the near future, the most important thing is that the Americans are ready for dialogue on the matter,” Kortunov points out.

🟠 The expert doesn’t rule out that both sides could finally agree on a deal in the form of parallel declarations of intent, taking into account the modernization programs implemented by Russia and the US, rather than a full-fledged treaty.

“The situation has changed significantly since New START was drafted, which is why working out a new document will be a tricky task. The sides will have to redefine many arms control parameters that will be in effect for decades,” Kortunov concludes.

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