Putin Needs to Know He Can Trust Trump in Arms Talks: Interfax
- Russia, U.S. to hold nuclear arms-control talks next week
- Putin needs to feel that a meaningful dialog is possible
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Russian President Vladimir Putin needs to be sure he can trust U.S. counterpart Donald Trump in the search for a nuclear arms control agreement, Interfax cited Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying.
Peskov made the comments as the U.S. and Russia prepare to send senior officials to Vienna on Monday for a new round of talks on control of nuclear stockpiles. The New START treaty, which caps the nuclear forces of the Cold War foes, is set to expire in February unless an extension is agreed.