Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled his intention to start work on a new arms control treaty with the US a day before a summit with Donald Trump that’s expected to focus on ending the fighting in Ukraine and restoring economic ties. An agreement on the control of strategic offensive weapons can “create long-term conditions for peace between our countries and in Europe and in the world as a whole,” Putin said Thursday at a Kremlin meeting with senior officials, including his finance minister and central bank chief, ahead of his Friday talks with the US leader in Alaska. Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-14/putin-seeks-arms-control-treaty-as-next-stage-after-trump-summit #zelensky #putin #trump #politics #worldnews #ukraine #russia #us ---------- Like this video? Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@Bloomberg-News Bloomberg News is the first word in business news. Visit bloomberg.com for the latest on global business, markets and more. Get unlimited access to Bloomberg.com for $1.99/month for the first 3 months: https://www.bloomberg.com/subscriptions?in_source=YoutubeOriginals Bloomberg on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@business https://www.youtube.com/@markets https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergTechnology https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergPodcasts Connect with us on social: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergbusiness https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloomberg-news https://www.tiktok.com/@bloombergbusiness https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness