美媒：美俄正就《新削减战略武器条约》谈判，接近达成协议

Group 1 - The core point of the article is that U.S. officials, including Special Envoy Witte and Jared Kushner, are negotiating with Russian officials in Abu Dhabi regarding the New START Treaty, with both sides nearing an agreement to continue adhering to the treaty after its expiration on February 5 [1][3] - If an agreement is reached, the draft will still require approval from both presidents, and it is uncertain whether the extension of the treaty for a period of six months will be formalized [3] - The New START Treaty, signed in 2010, aims to limit the number of nuclear warheads and delivery systems deployed by both countries and is the only arms control treaty remaining between the U.S. and Russia after the INF Treaty expired in 2019 [3] Group 2 - The treaty originally took effect on February 5, 2011, with a planned duration of 10 years, which was later extended until February 5, 2026 [3] - The Russian Foreign Ministry has stated that both parties are no longer bound by the treaty's core obligations and can choose their subsequent actions freely, suggesting a voluntary limitation on relevant weapons for at least one year after the treaty's expiration [3] - President Trump expressed confidence that a new agreement would be reached, but media reports indicate that achieving a similarly binding and technically complex alternative agreement would be a lengthy and challenging process [3]