On October 6, Russian President Peskov, the press secretary, told the media that Moscow hoped Washington would support Russian President Putin¡¯s initiative on a new Treaty on the Reduction of Strategic Weapons.

In response to a question about U.S. President Trump's response to Russian President Vladimir Putin's initiative on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, Peskov said at a telephone news briefing that day that the Kremlin welcomed Trump's call on Russia's proposal on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty initiative is a "good idea." He saidThe Russian side believes this has provided the basis for optimism that the United States could support Putin¡¯s initiative, and at the moment it has not received any US response via diplomatic channels.¡£

U.S. President Donald Trump, in response to a reporter's question at the White House's South Grass, said he thought Putin's proposal to extend the number of weapons stipulated in the New Strategic Weapons Reduction Treaty by another year was a good idea.

In addition, Peskov also said that the Kremlin believes that EU politicians 'remarks about Russia's involvement in flying drones in European countries are groundless. He suggested that EU politicians "broaden their horizons" rather than connecting every drone incident with Russia.

On September 22, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed that if the United States did not take action to disrupt the existing balance, Russia would continue to comply with the core restrictions of the treaty within one year after the expiration of the New Strategic Weapons Reduction Treaty.On October 2, Putin said that if the United States did not extend the New Strategic Weapons Reduction Treaty, Russia would not extend the treaty and after the expiration, even if the United States agreed to the extension, it would be difficult for Russia to agree to the extension of the treaty.