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The demand from China to join the trilateral disarmament talks with Russia is nothing more than an attempt on the part of the United States to untie its hands for military dominance, Fu Tsong said.

Russia offers the United States to extend the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START, START-3) for five years, a new mechanism can be developed during this period, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said.

The United States is unlikely to agree to extend the START-3 treaty without China participating in the negotiations, said US Special Envoy for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.