Putin says Russia will stick to nuclear arms limits for one more year

Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting at the Kremlin on Monday (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool/AP)

Moscow will adhere to nuclear arms limits for one more year after a nuclear pact with the United States expires in February, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said on Monday .

The New Start treaty is the last remaining arms control agreement between Russia and the US.

Speaking at a meeting with members of Russia’s Security Council, Mr Putin said that the pact’s termination would have negative consequences for global stability.

He said that Russia would expect the US to follow Moscow’s example and also stick to the treaty’s limits.