(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump expressed a positive reaction to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal to extend the last remaining arms control treaty between the two countries for an additional year, according to reports.

When asked about Putin’s offer regarding the New START treaty while speaking to reporters outside the White House on Sunday, Trump said, “That sounds like a good idea to me.”

Kirill Dmitriev, an economic adviser to Putin and a key figure in efforts to normalize US-Russia relations, welcomed Trump’s remarks. Dmitriev suggested on Telegram that the US president’s stance indicates Washington and Moscow are “fairly likely” to agree on extending the pact.

Last month, Putin indicated that Russia is prepared to prolong the 2010 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) for another year, provided the US reciprocates and avoids actions that could disrupt the nuclear balance.

Earlier this week, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that Washington has not yet formally responded to the proposal.

The New START treaty, the last remaining arms reduction agreement between the US and Russia, limits each country to no more than 1,550 deployed strategic nuclear warheads and 700 deployed delivery systems. It is set to expire next February unless both sides agree to extend it.

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