Russia hopes to kick off strategic stability talks with US in July – report

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia hopes to hold the opening round of nuclear strategic stability talks with the United States this month, RIA news agency quoted deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Tuesday.

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed at a summit in Geneva last month to embark on an integrated bilateral Strategic Stability Dialogue to lay the groundwork for future arms control and risk reduction measures.

(Reporting by Maria Kiselyova; Writing by Olzhas Auyezov; Editing by Alex Richardson)