Moscow has said that it does not see prospects for extending the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with Washington. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said this yesterday, while adding that the countries plan to continue talks nonetheless.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;"><br />''The New START accord was signed in 2010. It limits the number of strategic nuclear warheads that Russia and the United States can deploy. It is due to expire in February next year. Failure to extend the pact would remove the main pillar maintaining the balance of nuclear arms between Moscow and Washington. </span><br />