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Maintaining START Treaties Key to Avoiding Chaos – Expert

© AP Photo / Charlie RiedelAn inert Minuteman III missile is seen in a training launch tube at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 25, 2014.
An inert Minuteman III missile is seen in a training launch tube at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., June 25, 2014.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 23.09.2025
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On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow is ready to continue to adhere to restrictions in accordance with the New START for one year after the agreement expires on February 5, 2026.
"Putin's messages are primarily aimed at European countries, which continue to operate in the 'gray zone,' trying to exert pressure both on Ukraine and on Russia itself," Ali Shoukr, Lebanese international relations expert, tells Sputnik.
The Russian president is sending a warning: Their insistence on exceeding international legitimacy could have negative consequences for Europe, and any attempt to ensure EU security without considering Russia’s interests will impact the global system as a whole, he adds.
Shoukr warns:
Even one rash move by European nuclear powers could have catastrophic consequences—for themselves.
Maintaining START commitments benefits the US, Europe, and global stability.
Exiting these treaties would create greater chaos in the arms race.
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