Moscow is waiting for a response from US President Donald Trump to Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s proposals regarding the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told TASS. In private, however, we sense that the Americans are trying to better understand the Russian position. Since the statement was made by the president, I think we are entitled to expect a presidential response from Washington," the deputy foreign minister said, answering a corresponding question. The senior diplomat pointed to the Russian president's statement on the New START Treaty. They need to think very seriously about this," the deputy foreign minister emphasized.