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US-Russia Arms Control May Face 'Very Dark Period' - Scott Ritter
US-Russia Arms Control May Face 'Very Dark Period' - Scott Ritter
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Strategic arms control between Russia and the United States may face "a very dark period" after the expiration of the New START (New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) and without concluding a new agreement, Scott Ritter, a former US intelligence officer, said.
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"I sadly believe that the New START Treaty is dead and that we are entering a very dark period when it comes to arms control, that there's no foundation upon which legitimate arms control could be built or constructed between Russia and the United States. And the problem isn't Russia. I mean, I'm not blaming Russia. I'm blaming the United States," Ritter said. For any such deal to work, it requires mutual trust, honesty, and genuine commitment, which the US has yet to demonstrate, the officer said. He pointed to the now-defunct Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, both abandoned after US withdrawals. The US government, not only the administration of US President Donald Trump, has gradually abandoned the principles underpinning arms control regimes, Ritter said. On Thursday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Moscow has yet to receive an official US response to Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal to extend New START restrictions for one year after the treaty's expiration on February 5.
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US-Russia Arms Control May Face 'Very Dark Period' - Scott Ritter
09:40 GMT 25.01.2026 (Updated: 11:29 GMT 25.01.2026) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Strategic arms control between Russia and the United States may face "a very dark period" after the expiration of the New START (New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) and without concluding a new agreement, Scott Ritter, a former US intelligence officer, told Sputnik.
"I sadly believe that the New START Treaty is dead and that we are entering a very dark period when it comes to arms control, that there's no foundation upon which legitimate arms control could be built or constructed between Russia and the United States. And the problem isn't Russia. I mean, I'm not blaming Russia. I'm blaming the United States," Ritter said.
For any such deal to work, it requires mutual trust, honesty, and genuine commitment, which the US has yet to demonstrate, the officer said. He pointed to the now-defunct Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, both abandoned after US withdrawals.
The US government, not only the administration of US President Donald Trump, has gradually abandoned the principles underpinning arms control regimes, Ritter said.
On Thursday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Moscow has yet to receive an official US response to Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal to extend New START restrictions for one year after the treaty's expiration on February 5.
In September 2025, Putin said that Russia was prepared to continue adhering to the restrictions in accordance with the New Start for one year after February 5, 2026. He explained that steps to comply with the New START restrictions will be effective if the United States reciprocates.
13 November 2025, 04:54 GMT
