Trump said that the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty between the US and Russia would become invalid after its expiration, and a new agreement could be reached if China joined.

【Trump: The US will not renew the New START Treaty with Russia, unless China joins】

On January 8, 2026, Washington time, U.S. President Donald Trump made the following comments during an interview with Fox News Channel commentator Hugh Hewitt:

The Treaty on Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (START) will expire and then become invalid. We will not renew it, so it will definitely become invalid. After the New START Treaty expires, if China is willing to join, the United States will reach a more favorable agreement.

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