Russian FM: Russia, US have made ‘considerable’ progress on new arms treaty

Russian FM: ‘Considerable’ progress on arms treaty

MOSCOW — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the U.S. and Russia have made “considerable” progress toward reaching agreement on a new strategic arms treaty.

The 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or START, expires in December and negotiators have been racing to reach agreement on a successor.

Lavrov spoke Tuesday during a joint news conference with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is in Moscow for talks on a range of issues.