Russia says US arms deal talks to end in Dec

Russia and the United States intend to conclude talks on a new nuclear arms reduction treaty in December, Kremlin aide Arkady Dvorkovich said on Tuesday.

"We intend to conclude the negotiations in December," Dvorkovich told reporters when asked about the talks.

Russia and the United States have so far failed to reach an agreement on a replacement for the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, which formally expired last week.

Both sides say the old treaty will remain in force until the presidents of both countries can sign a new deal to further cut vast Cold War arsenals of nuclear weapons.

Washington and Moscow say that finding a replacement to START-1, the biggest agreed nuclear weapons cut in history, would help "reset" relations after rows in recent years.