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Vladimir Isachenkov

Putin signs bill suspending last nuke arms pact with US

Vladimir Putin last week said Moscow was suspending its participation in the 2010 New Start treaty. Photo: AAP

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill formally suspending the last remaining nuclear arms treaty with the United States, amid soaring tensions with Washington over Moscow’s action in Ukraine.

He had declared a week ago in his state-of-the-nation address that Moscow was suspending its participation in the 2010 New Start treaty.

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