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Russian parliament extends START-3

MOSCOW, Jan 27 (KUNA) -- The Russian Duma, the lower house of parliament, unanimously approved Wednesday extension of the START-3 nuclear agreement with the US.
The whole 399 lawmakers voted in favor of extending the pact in a life session aired by Russian TV.
Russian President Vladimir Putin asked Duma to extend START-3 which was due to expire in Feburary 5.
US President Joe Biden called Putin yesterday and told him Washington would extend the pact for five years.
START-3 was signed in 2010 and entered force in 2011. It aims at reducing nuclear warheads in Russia and the US to 1,550, as well as lowering stationary and mobile launchers to 700. (end) as.bs