A date for Washington-Moscow nuclear arms control discussions could emerge from today’s Washington meetings with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov — first with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and, if all goes well, later with President Trump.
From Trump’s point of view, raising the long-awaited possibility of extending the current New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) for another five years, would be a helpful headline to counter House impeachment charges laid out in Monday’s House Judiciary hearing.
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