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START treaty: Russia stops sending nuclear arms info to US

A Yars missile launcher is driven in an undisclosed location in Russia in this image released by Russia's defence ministry. The Russian military on March 29, 2023 launched drills of its strategic missile forces, deploying Yars mobile launchers in Siberia [Russian Defence Ministry Press Service via AP]

Russia will no longer share detailed information on its nuclear weapons with the United States as outlined in the New START treaty, a senior official in Moscow has said, as Russia’s military began drills with its Yars intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launchers in Siberia while fighting in Ukraine rages and tension with the US mounts.

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told Russian news agencies on Wednesday that Moscow had halted all information exchanges with Washington after suspending its participation in the New START nuclear arms treaty last month.

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