Russia insists it will respect caps on nuclear weapons in treaty with US

Russian President Vladimir Putin gives his annual state of the nation address in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (Dmitry Astakhov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia has said it will respect caps on nuclear weapons under the New Start arms control treaty with the US, despite President Vladimir Putin earlier claiming he was suspending Moscow’s participation in the pact.

The Russian Foreign Ministry also said Moscow will continue to exchange information about test launches of ballistic missiles under earlier agreements with Washington.