Russia is a guarantor of international security...
arms reduction pact since the two countries" presidents met in April last year, but the work on the document has dragged on, with U.S. plans for missile defense in Europe a particular sticking point.Moscow wants to include a link between missile defenses and cuts in offensive weapons, but the U.S. Senate is unlikely to ratify any document formally linking the two issues.
START 1, the cornerstone of a post-Cold War arms control setup, expired on December 5 2009.
MOSCOW, March 22 (RIA Novosti)
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