An update on a story we brought you last night. President Trump is rejecting an offer from Russia

to temporarily extend caps on strategic nuclear weapons. It comes as the treaty that held them

in check, called New Start, expired today. In a social media post, the president called it,

quote, a badly negotiated deal, adding, we should have our own nuclear

experts work on a new, improved, and modernized treaty.

The Kremlin says it regrets the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between

the two nations.

And a spokesperson for the UN Secretary General called this a grave moment.

In the first time for more than half a century, we face a world without any binding limits

on the strategic arsenals of both the Russian Federation and the United States.

President Trump has indicated he wants to involve China in any new potential treaty, an idea that Beijing has

resisted. Meantime, during talks today in Abu Dhabi, the U.S. and Russia agreed to restart

high-level military contacts. Those communications were suspended in 2021 as tensions rose ahead

of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

In a statement, U.S. European Command said the restarted channel, quote, provides a means

for increased transparency and de-escalation.

The agreement came as Ukraine and Russia wrapped up a second day of U.S. brokered talks, which American envoy Steve

Whitkoff described as constructive. Speaking in Kiev today, alongside the Polish Prime Minister,

Ukraine's president said the parties also agreed to speak again in the near future.

It is important that the process is ongoing.

We would like faster results, but if the next meeting is planned, it means there is a chance

to continue the dialogue, which, of course, we very much hope will lead to the end of the war.

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