SECURITY - DEFENCE / Nuclear

EU and NATO welcome US-Russia agreement to extend New START treaty

Brussels, 03/02/2021 (Agence Europe)

On Wednesday 3 February, the European Union and NATO welcomed the agreement reached between the United States and Russia to extend the New START Treaty for an additional 5 years.

In a statement issued on behalf of the EU, Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said: “The EU attaches the highest importance to the New START Treaty and regards it as a crucial contribution to international and European security”. He went on to say that,...