Trump: US plans to engage with Russia to discuss prospects of nuclear disarmament

The US expects to engage with Russia soon for a discussion of prospects for nuclear disarmament, US President Donald Trump said, Report informs via TASS.

He was responding to a question from TASS about chances of Washington and Moscow making a deal to replace the Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, a treaty also known as New START.

"That's not an agreement you want expiring. We're starting to work on that," he told reporters outside the White House.

"It's a problem for the world," the president said, referring to the upcoming expiration of the New START treaty. "When you take off nuclear restrictions, that's a big problem."

When told that he earlier called for the US and Russia to cut their nuclear weapons stockpiles, Trump said he would like to see that happen.