Russia says it will stick to limits of expired nuclear treaty if US does
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov did not say why he believed the US would respect the limits set out in New START.

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov did not say why he believed the US would respect the limits set out in New START.





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