Russia Nears Arms Pact Approval, Warns On Pullout -- Yahoo News/Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia's parliament moved closer to approving a landmark arms reduction treaty with Washington Friday by amending domestic legislation to stress that Moscow could withdraw from the pact if it felt threatened by the West.

The amendments required for Russia to ratify the New START treaty do not change the pact itself and were introduced before the second of three ratification votes in the State Duma, the lower house of parliament.

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Duma sets terms on Russia-U.S. arms deal ratification -- RIA Novosti
Duma puts forward its conditions for START ratification -- ITAR-TASS
Lavrov says much depends on START ratification -- Voice of Russia
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