- President Trump wants a new nuclear treaty with Russia, replacing the expired New START.
- Trump believes the new treaty should be “improved” and “modernized” for the future.
- Russia previously suggested extending the existing New START treaty, but no agreement was reached.

A: Hey Hana, did you hear anything about the US and Russia?

B: Oh, hi Kenji! No, what’s up? Something serious?

A: Yeah, it's about a treaty! It’s about nuclear weapons, actually.

B: Wow! Really? What happened?

A: Well, a treaty called New START just expired. It was about controlling nuclear arms.

B: Oh no! That doesn’t sound good. What’s Trump saying about it?

A: He wants to make a brand new treaty! He thinks it needs to be better and last longer.

B: So, Russia wanted to keep the old one going, right? I remember seeing something about that.

A: Exactly! Putin suggested extending it for another year. But the US didn't agree.

B: So, now what? Is this a big deal?

A: It probably is. Experts are talking about it. It's a bit worrying, I guess.



A: Yeah, it’s definitely something to pay attention to.

B: Agreed. Let's hope they can figure something out!