End of New START Treaty: Sybiha explained what it means and outlined the consequences

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha reacted to the termination of the New START treaty. According to him, this should mean the end of nuclear blackmail from Russia. This is reported by UNN with reference to Sybiha's page on the social network "X".

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As the minister noted, the end of the New START treaty is a direct consequence of Russia's deliberate fragmentation of the global security architecture. He stated that dictator Vladimir Putin wants to make all rules selective and question them so that new rules are established with his consent. And it is precisely this that he should be denied, the post says.

Moscow violated and withdrew from New START in 2023. Putin is now using it as another tool of nuclear blackmail to undermine international support for Ukraine. No one should succumb to these manipulations. Russia's economy has entered a recession because Putin refuses to end the war against Ukraine. He has no money for a new strategic arms race

He added that Russians can and should be deterred. As an example, he cited the policy of the United States and its European allies to deter the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s.

They can certainly deter Russia, which is no match for the Soviet Union. Ukraine, as a country that has made the greatest contribution to non-proliferation and global denuclearization, has the right to call for transatlantic unity, strength, and principledness - despite Russia's adventures and bluff

Recall

On February 5, 2026, the treaty on strategic offensive arms between Russia and the United States expires. The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that Moscow offered Washington to voluntarily comply with the restrictions after the agreement expires, but never received an official response from the United States.