WASHINGTON >> The United States and Russia have stopped sharing biannual nuclear weapons data under the faltering New START treaty, the last arms control pact between the two countries, U.S. officials said Tuesday.

Officials at the White House, Pentagon and State Department said the U.S. had offered to continue providing this information to Russia even after President Vladimir Putin suspended Russia’s participation in the treaty last month, but Moscow informed Washington that it would not be sharing its own data.

“Because of Russia’s noncompliance with these obligations, the United States will not provide its biannual data exchange to Russia either, in order to encourage Russia to return to compliance,” State Department spokesman Vedant Patel said. The White House, which has previously accused Russia of multiple violations, has said Russia’s refusal to comply is “legally invalid.”

— The Associated Press