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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and President Dmitri Medvedev of Russia moved closer to agreement Saturday on a long-stalled arms-control treaty that would slash the nuclear arsenals of both countries by more than one-quarter, officials from both countries said.
Obama and Medvedev spoke for 30 minutes by telephone to try to resolve remaining differences and set the stage for an accord before a nuclear summit meeting in Washington next month.
In a statement, the Kremlin suggested the two sides were ready to plan a signing ceremony for the treaty, which would replace the expired Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty of 1991, or START.
