As he said, the Bilateral Consultative Commission (BCC), the enforcement mechanism for the treaty – the last remaining arms control agreement between the world’s two largest nuclear powers – will meet “in the near future”.
In August, Russia suspended cooperation with oversight under the treaty, blaming travel restrictions imposed by Washington and its allies for the February invasion of Ukraine, but said it was committed to maintaining the treaty’s provisions. .
New START, which went into effect in 2011, limits the number of strategic nuclear weapons the United States and Russia can deploy, as well as land-based and underwater missiles to deploy and launch bombers.
The CCB, which is required to meet twice a year, last met in October 2021, shortly before Russia began moving forces along its border with Ukraine.
Price said Washington is looking forward to “a constructive session” but did not specify a date or place for the meeting.
“Our eyes are light. We are realistic about what negotiations between the United States and Russia might entail and what it could achieve,” Price told reporters.
“We have focused on risk mitigation in these negotiations, but we are very deliberate about ensuring that the ability of our two countries to send messages back and forth and engage in dialogue is not impaired,” he said. ” They said.
Russia’s Kommersant newspaper said earlier on Tuesday that talks in the Middle East could resume, adding that Moscow no longer sees Switzerland as a traditional venue, after Russia imposed sanctions on Ukraine sufficiently is neutral. ,
A person familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the CCB meeting is expected in Cairo.
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