(LVIV) – The expiration of the New START treaty on 5 February 2026 has removed the final remaining legal constraints on the strategic nuclear arsenals of the United States and the Russian Federation. For the first time in decades, no binding mechanisms exist to verify or limit the deployment of strategic warheads, a development that coincides with an intensified propaganda campaign by the Russian dictator, Vladimir Putin, regarding the Oreshnik intermediate range ballistic missile. On 9 January 2026, the Russian…