The United States and Russia have agreed to re-establish high-level military contacts for the first time since 2021, the US European Command said on Thursday. The agreement came on the sidelines of trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi aiming to settle the war in Ukraine,

The U.S. and Russia are closing in on a deal to continue to observe the expiring New START arms control treaty beyond its expiration on Thursday, three sources familiar with those talks tell Axios.

Campaigners have warned the treaty's demise could unleash a new arms race between the world's top nuclear powers, and encourage China to expand its arsenal.