- Biden said Monday he’s ready to pursue a new nuclear arms deal with Russia.
- Russian leader Vladimir Putin said, “There could be no winners in any nuclear war.”
- Leaders issued written statements as start of month-long U.N. conference to review the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
- Moscow and Washington last year extended their New START treaty until 2026.
- “My administration is ready to expeditiously negotiate a new arms control framework to replace New START when it expires,” Biden said.
