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Senators Urge Tillerson to Start Talks With Russia After Putin Nuclear News

© AFP 2023 / Alexander NEMENOVRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) welcomes US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson before a meeting in Moscow on April 12, 2017
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) welcomes US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson before a meeting in Moscow on April 12, 2017 - Sputnik International
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson should start a new round of strategic talks with Russia as soon as possible in the wake of Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent announcement of new nuclear weapons, US Senators Bernie Sanders, Dianne Feinstein, Ed Markey and Jeff Merkley said in a letter.

"A US-Russia Strategic Dialogue is more urgent following President Putin’s public address on March 1st when he referred to several new nuclear weapons Russia is reportedly developing including a cruise missile and a nuclear underwater drone, which are not currently limited by the New START treaty, and would be destabilizing if deployed," the letter to Tillerson said on Thursday. "The United States should urgently engage with Russia to avoid miscalculation and reduce the likelihood of conflict."

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