Putin signs bill on extending New START into law

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into a law a bill extending the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) until February 5, 2026, the Kremlin press service said in a statement published on its website. “The federal law ratifies the agreement on extending the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty between the Russian Federation and the United States, dated April 8, 2010, which Russia and the U.S. made on January 26, 2021, through an exchange of notes,” the statement reads. According to the Kremlin press service, the federal law enters into force on the day of its official publication. “The extension of…