Putin Offers US A Temporary Nuclear Control Deal "To Prevent New Arms Race"

Monday, Sep 22, 2025 - 07:05 AM

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday has offered President Trump a temporary nuclear arms control deal that would extend the status quo by one year, at a moment the future of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or New START, is hanging by a thread.

During a meeting with permanent members of the Russian Security Council, Putin said he was ready to extend by one year the last arms control treaty between Washington and Moscow, Reuters reports. This would allow time to negotiate its further extension, likely by another five years. This would be "if the US reciprocates, to prevent a new arms race," Putin stipulated.

He painted a dire picture of strategic security in the world. "Unfortunately, it continues to degrade, which is caused by the combined impact of a number of factors, including negative ones, provoking the aggravation of existing and the emergence of new strategic risks,"

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People may love freedom, but they don’t always love the responsibility that freedom demands

Liberty is not merely the absence of coercion but a learned skill and a habit of self-governance that requires active participation and responsibility. This is the central idea of Alexis de Tocqueville’s psychology of freedom.

Freedom, Tocqueville warned, can be quietly eroded in democracies not by force, but through the voluntary surrender of personal responsibility to the state, leading to a “subtle surrender of freedom” where people, seeking security, relinquish their autonomy.

This psychological shift, driven by a desire to avoid the burdens of choice and the anxiety of uncertainty, results in a passive citizenry dependent on government, ultimately undermining the very foundations of a free society.

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https://expose-news.com/2025/09/21/people-may-love-freedom-but/