Democratic lawmakers urge Rubio to renew New START nuclear pact with Russia


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  • Thursday, 20 Feb 2025

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Saudi National Security Advisor Mosaad bin Mohammad Al-Aiban, U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy advisor Yuri Ushakov, at Diriyah Palace, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 18, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dozens of U.S. Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to work with Congress to renew a U.S.-Russia nuclear weapons pact that expires next year, saying that even during tense times the agreement has reduced the risk of nuclear war.

The lawmakers, including U.S. Senators Edward Markey, Christopher Murphy and Tammy Baldwin, said the administration of Republican President Donald Trump has a historic opportunity to initiate high-level talks for replacing the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or New START, which expires on February 5, 2026.

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