Washington’s refusal to extend the New START treaty will only lead to a gap in the legal framework in the sphere of strategic stability, which is hardly in the interests of the entire world, not just Russia and the United States, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at a briefing. In the event of a US decision not to extend New START, "of course, a deficit in the treaty-legal base in this area will emerge," the Kremlin spokesman warned. "This will be a serious deficit, which is unlikely to meet the interests of the peoples of our two countries, as well as the entire globe, because we are talking about overall strategic stability," Peskov added. US President Donald Trump has said that he does not view the expiration of the New START treaty in February as a problem, stating that he would prefer to conclude a more favorable agreement. However, the US does not consider it necessary to take into account the strategic nuclear forces of its NATO allies, the UK and France.