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The end of the START: US and Russia no longer have limits on their nuclear arsenals

For the first time in over half a century, the US and Russia have no legally binding agreement limiting their strategic nuclear forces. Does the nuclear race begin now as the New START treaty expires on Thursday, or is it already under way?

Euronews

Russia says it used new Oreshnik ballistic missile in fresh strike on Ukraine

Russia struck critical infrastructure in the western city of Lviv using an unidentified ballistic missile

The Independent UK

Russia shows nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system deployed in Belarus

Russia's Defence Ministry released the first images of an intermediate-range weapon entering service. Analysts identified a former airfield near the Russian border as a likely site.

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Forget Trump, Europe must show Putin it’s serious about peace in Ukraine – and prepare for war

ANALYSIS: Politicians in the UK and Europe know the threat from Russia is real, but the public still don’t quite get the danger they are in, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The Independent UK

Trump’s envoy Witkoff will bring back only humiliation from his meeting with Putin

COMMENT: Steve Witkoff – the president’s international diplomatic Mr Fixit – has failed to bring peace to the Middle East or deliver on Trump’s boast that he would end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

The Independent UK

Russia Says It Won’t Return to Nuclear Treaty until West Is Ready to Talk

Russia said on Wednesday it would need to see a change in NATO's stance and a willingness for dialogue before it would consider returning to its last remaining nuclear treaty with the United States. The lower house of the Russian parliament voted quickly in favor of suspending Moscow's participation in…

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Russia Accuses United States of Inciting Ukraine to Escalate the War

Russia on Friday accused the United States of inciting Ukraine to escalate the war by condoning attacks on Crimea, warning that Washington was now directly involved in the conflict because "crazy people" had dreams of defeating Russia. Moscow was responding to comments by US Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland…

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Russian, Chinese Bombers Fly Joint Patrols over Pacific

Russian and Chinese strategic bombers on Wednesday flew a joint patrol over the western Pacific in a show of increasingly close defense ties between the two countries. The Russian Defense Ministry said that the Tu-95 bombers of the Russian air force and the Chinese H-6K bombers flew over the Sea…

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Putin appointed deputy head of Kherson killed in car crash

Pro-Moscow Kirill Stremousov, wanted for treason by Kyiv, loses his life in an accident near Henichesk

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Ukraine seizes key Russian-occupied supply hub in east

Ukrainian forces said Saturday they had entered Kupiansk in eastern Ukraine dislodging Russian troops from a key logistics hub in a lightning counter-offensive that has seen swathes of territory recaptured.

France 24

Russia to Hold Sweeping Joint War Games with China, Others

Russia said Monday it will launch sweeping military drills in the country’s east that will involve forces from China — a show of increasingly close defense ties between Moscow and Beijing amid tensions with the West over the Kremlin’s action in Ukraine. The Russian Defense Ministry said that the Vostok…

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Russia’s Defense Ministry: Grain Coordination Center Launched in Istanbul

The Joint Coordination Center (JCC), established as part of a landmark deal to resume grain exports from Ukraine, has started work in Istanbul, Russia's defense ministry said on Tuesday The Russian delegation to the JCC will arrive in Turkey today and begin work in a four-way format, alongside Turkey, Ukraine…

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Russia’s Shoigu Visits Troops Involved in Ukraine Operation

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu inspected Russian troop units involved in Ukraine, the defense ministry said on Sunday. "At the command posts of Russian units, Army General Sergei Shoigu heard reports from the commanders on the current situation and actions of the Russian Armed Forces in the main operational areas,"…

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Russia says it has test-fired another hypersonic missile

The Russian navy on Saturday conducted another test of a prospective hypersonic missile, a demonstration of the military's long-range strike capability amid the fighting in Ukraine.

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Russian Army 'Taking Defensive Positions' in Ukraine, Says Pentagon

The Russian army has retreated more than 30 kilometers (18 miles) east of Kyiv in the past 24 hours and has begun to establish defensive positions on several fronts in Ukraine, a senior Pentagon official said Wednesday. "The Ukrainians have managed to push the Russians back 55 kilometers east and…

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