Overview
- The U.S.–Russia New START treaty expired Thursday, ending formal limits last set in 2010 on strategic warheads and launchers.
- President Trump urged experts on Truth Social to craft a "better, modern" accord and called New START a badly negotiated deal he says was violated.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the pact no longer serves its purpose and insisted any replacement include China, citing claims of rapid Chinese stockpile growth.
- White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said the United States will continue discussions with Russia, as Rubio warned a new framework could take years to negotiate.
- The Kremlin expressed regret over the lapse, and Dmitri Medvedev criticized U.S. conditions by suggesting inclusion of China would also raise British and French forces and predicting no deal under such terms.