27/01/2011 (Agence Europe) - Catherine Ashton welcomes ratification of START treaty. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton welcomed final ratification on Wednesday 26 January of the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), negotiated between the US and Russia. This ratification follows the unanimous vote at the Russian Senate (Federation Council). In a press release published on Wednesday, the EU high representative declared: “In approving the...