Russia-U.S. arms cuts treaty must be equal for both — Lavrov | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “A new treaty on nuclear arms reduction between Russia and the United States will not be granting any unilateral benefits, the Russian foreign minister said.
Russia and the United States are in talks to replace the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START 1), the cornerstone of post-Cold War arms control, which expired in December with a new deal.
‘The new treaty must be equal [for both sides] and will not be granting any unilateral benefits to any party,’ Sergei Lavrov said after he arrived on a one-day official visit to Nicaragua.”