Russia says nuclear arms treaty with U.S. may end after 2026

FILE PHOTO: Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov sits in a car after talks with U.S. Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland in Moscow, Russia October 12, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

(Reuters) - Russia's deputy foreign minister said in an interview published on Monday that it was "quite possible" the New START nuclear arms control treaty with the United States would end after 2026.

"This is quite a possible scenario," Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told the RIA news agency in an interview.