Russia, US to hold first nuclear talks since Feb invasion

MOSCOW: Russia said it will hold talks with the US in late November or early December in Cairo about inspections of atomic weapons sites under the New START treaty, a step toward reviving broader armscontrol talks suspended since the Ukraine war.

The consultations in the Egyptian capital will last about a week, Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday, state news service RIA Novosti said.

While the US has cut off most contacts with Russia over the invasion, some channels remain. In Moscow, officials have called for a resumption of broader strategic dialogue, including on a possible successor treaty to New START.

Vladimir Putin claimed to have annexed from Ukraine in late September.

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