{"id":1854656,"date":"2023-02-21T08:34:57","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T13:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1854656"},"modified":"2023-02-21T08:39:39","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T13:39:39","slug":"russia-suspends-participation-in-obama-era-start-nuclear-treaty-with-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-suspends-participation-in-obama-era-start-nuclear-treaty-with-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia Suspends Participation in Obama-Era START Nuclear Treaty With U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussia-suspends-participation-in-obama-era-start-nuclear-treaty-with-u-s%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1854656&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/personalities\/vladimir-putin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russian President Vladimir Putin<\/a> Tuesday&#8217;s announcement was that Russia would withdraw from the New START agreement with the United States. This treaty reduces and limits each country\u2019s nuclear arsenal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">&#8220;In this regard, I am forced to announce today that Russia is suspending its participation in the strategic offensive arms treaty,&#8221; Putin made these remarks in his annual address, just one day following President Biden&#8217;s surprise visit to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>In his long-delayed State-of-the Nation address, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Putin cast Russia<\/a> Ukraine and Russia as victims of Western double-dealing. He stated that Russia was fighting for Ukraine&#8217;s existence, and not Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>In his speech, the Russian leader reiterated the list of grievances he has repeatedly cited as justification for war. He also ignored international requests to withdraw from the occupied territories in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/president-biden-makes-surprise-visit-kyiv-ukraine-meets-president-zelenskyy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PRESIDENT BIDEN MAKES A SURPRISING VISIT TO KYIV. UKRAINE MEETS PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/640\/320\/Putin-Speech.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he gives his annual state of the nation address in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023.\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during his annual State of the Nation address in Moscow, Russia on Tuesday, February 21, 2023.<\/span> <span>(Sergei Karpukhin Sputnik and Kremlin Pool Photo via AP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The New START treaty, first signed in April 2010, limits the U.S. and Russia from having more than 1,550 nuclear warheads deployed on delivery systems like\u00a0intercontinental ballistic missiles,\u00a0submarine-launched ballistic missile or heavy bombers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Both the U.S. and Russia are capable of deploying far more than the allotted nuclear warheads as Washington and Moscow have a combined total of more than 13,000 warheads \u2013 making up roughly 90% of the world&#8217;s nuclear arsenal, according to data provided by the Arms Control Association.<\/p>\n<p>After the end of the nuclear arms race, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/gorbachev-gets-snubbed-full-state-funeral-putin-not-attending\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>The fall of Soviet Union<\/u><\/a> The U.N. has advocated for nuclear disarmament. Since 1985, when global stockpiles reached their peak of more than 70,000 warheads, global warhead inventories have declined.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Putin&#8217;s speech is three days before the first-year anniversary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russia invades Ukraine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite Western sanctions and losses on battlefield, Russia has maintained its aggression against Ukraine in the past year. A number of other countries have supported Ukraine\u2019s defense, but most of these are located in the West.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/640\/320\/biden-zelenskyy.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Ukraine&#039;s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and President Biden shake hands at Mariinsky Palace on an unannounced visit, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 20, 2023.\u00a0\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>President Volodymyr Zeleskiy, Ukraine&#8217;s President, and President Biden, shake hands at Mariinsky Palace, Kyiv, Ukraine, February 20, 2023, during an unannounced trip.\u00a0<\/span> <span>(Evan Vucci\/Pool via REUTERS)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to Ukrainian officials, Russia is expected to intensify its offensive in Moscow&#8217;s acknowledgement of the one-year anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>Biden and President Obama met Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/conflicts\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/a> Mariinsky Palace will announce another half-billion dollars of U.S. aid. Already, the U.S. has provided financial assistance and military equipment in excess of tens billions to Ukraine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-announces-millions-more-taxpayer-dollars-assist-ukraine-surprise-trip-kyiv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>BIDEN ANNOUNCES MORE TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO HELP UKRAINE DURING A SURPRISE TRIP TO KYIV<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/640\/320\/GettyImages-1247327275.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"President Biden, left, walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at St. Michael&#039;s Golden-Domed Cathedral during an unannounced visit, in Kyiv on Feb. 20, 2023.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>President Biden walks alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zilenskyy, left, at St. Michael&#8217;s Golden-Domed Cathedral in Kyiv during an unannounced, Feb. 20, 2023, visit.<\/span> <span>(EVAN VUCCI\/POOL\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This new assistance provides shells for howitzers, antitank missiles, and other aid, but not new weaponry.<\/p>\n<p>Biden claimed that he traveled to Ukraine in order to meet Zelenskyy. &#8220;reaffirm our unwavering and unflagging commitment to Ukraine&#8217;s democracy, sovereignty, and territorial integrity.&#8221; He stated that Putin was &#8220;dead wrong&#8221; In believing that Ukraine was weak when he invaded it a year back.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am meeting with President Zelenskyy and his team for an extended discussion on our support for Ukraine,&#8221; Biden made the statement in a Monday statement. &#8220;I will announce another delivery of critical equipment, including artillery ammunition, anti-armor systems, and air surveillance radars to help protect the Ukrainian people from aerial bombardments. And I will share that later this week, we will announce additional sanctions against elites and companies that are trying to evade or backfill Russia&#8217;s war machine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><i>Fox News&#8217; Caitlin McCFall, Nick Kalman, and the Associated Press contributed this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday&#8217;s announcement was that Russia would withdraw from the New START agreement with the United States. This treaty reduces and limits each country\u2019s nuclear arsenal. &#8220;In this regard, I am forced to announce today that Russia is suspending its participation in the strategic offensive arms treaty,&#8221; Putin made these remarks in &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1854659,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[4639,19220,14343,4280,3732,6246,19221,7238],"class_list":["post-1854656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-nuclear","tag-obama-era","tag-participation","tag-russia","tag-start","tag-suspends","tag-treaty","tag-u-s"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1854656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1854656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1854656\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1854659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1854656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1854656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1854656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}