Putin and Xi are two happy men today. Not only did the US rejoin the New Start Treaty on ballistic missiles without leveraging the fact that it is advantageous to Russia but added no requirements for China. Rather than a 1 year extension, Biden gives 5.
U.S. approves five-year extension of nuclear weapon treaty with Russia
The U.S., Blinken said, will "also pursue arms control to reduce the dangers from China’s modern and growing nuclear arsenal."
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/03/us-russia-nuclear-weapon-treaty-465416
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