Nuclear security

Trump Wants Nuclear Deal With Russia; Criticizes Moscow's Actions In Syria

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump suggested he may offer to end some economic sanctions against Russia in return for a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to reduce nuclear arms, The Times of London newspaper reported.

Trump said in a wide-ranging joint interview with The Times and the German daily Bild published on January 15 that he wants the nuclear arsenals of the United States and Russia to be "reduced very substantially."

Trump also criticized Moscow for its military intervention in the Syrian civil war, describing it as "a very bad thing" that had led to a "terrible humanitarian situation."

The president-elect also called NATO is "obsolete" for not doing more to fight terrorism but added that the alliance is still "very important to me."