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Trump pushes New START before election

U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to be pushing for a foreign policy win before Election Day, seeking to renew a nuclear arms control deal with Russia.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at Helsinki, Finland in July 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation shake hands at Helsinki, Finland in July 2018 (AN/Shealah Craighead)

WASHINGTON (AN) — U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to be pushing for a foreign policy win before Election Day, as his special envoy for arms control declared on Tuesday "important progress" was made towards renewing a nuclear arms control deal with Russia.

Trump's last-minute effort to salvage the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or New START, comes after letting more than a year slip by without pursuing disarmament talks.

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