Monday, January 16, 2017

Kremlin Will Respond To President-Elect Trump's Nuclear-Sanctions Offer After The Inauguration



Reuters: Kremlin says too early to react to Trump nuclear cuts offer

The Kremlin said on Monday it was too early to comment on a proposal by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to do a deal with Moscow on nuclear arms cuts in exchange for Washington lifting sanctions imposed on Moscow over the Ukraine crisis.

Trump told The Times of London in an interview published online on Sunday that he would propose offering to end sanctions imposed on Russia for its annexation of Crimea in return for a nuclear arms reduction deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, in a conference call with reporters, said Russia would wait until Trump took office before commenting on any proposed deals.

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Update #1: Russian lawmakers give mixed reaction to Trump's nuclear cuts offer (Reuters)
Update #2: Russia to Reduce Number of Nuclear Weapons if Other Nuclear Powers Join Process (Sputnik)

WNU Editor: I expect the Kremlin to respond a few days after the U.S. Presidential inauguration.

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