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Vladimir Putin's Chechen warlord ally 'seriously ill' amid fears of poisoning

Chechen warlord Ramzan Kadyrov, who has advocated using nuclear weapons against Ukraine, is rumoured to have been poisoned and is being treated in the United Arab Emirates

Daily Mirror

Use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine ‘inadmissible’, says Quad group after Putin exits from New START treaty

Joint statement from Quad leaders comes a day after G20 foreign ministers are unable to reach consensus over Ukraine war

The Independent UK

Russia Must Be Punished for Ukraine War, US, Quad Allies Say

Russia cannot be allowed to wage war with impunity, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his counterparts from India, Japan and Australia said in a statement on Friday following a meeting in New Delhi. The so-called Quad group also said that the use, or threat of use, of nuclear…

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Six US Air Force employees fired for failing to keep nuclear weapons stockpile secure

Two Commanders relieved of duty were part of the 5th Mission Support Group and the 5th Logistics Readiness Squadron

The Independent UK

CIA Warns That Iran Could Produce Uranium-Grade Weapons In The Matter Of Weeks

Iran could enrich uranium to weapons-grade within weeks, but the CIA does not believe Tehran has made the decision to do so.

Zenger

US Calls on Russia to Stay with Nuclear Weapons Treaty

A top US arms control official on Monday sharply criticized Russia for suspending its participation in the last remaining nuclear weapons treaty, but said Washington will try to work with Moscow to continue its implementation. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced last week that the country would suspend participation in the…

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Kremlin's response to China's Ukraine peace plan tepid so far

The Kremlin gave a lukewarm response to a Chinese plan to end the war in Ukraine, calling for a study of nuances of the proposal that urges both sides to agree to a gradual de-escalation and warns against the use of nuclear weapons.

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Kremlin Says China’s Ukraine Peace Plan Should Be Studied in Detail

The Kremlin said on Monday that a Chinese peace plan on Ukraine that urges both sides to agree to a gradual de-escalation and warns against the use of nuclear weapons should be analyzed in detail, taking the interests of all sides into account. China, which declared a "no limits" alliance…

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Commentary: Did Putin just inch Russia and the US closer to nuclear war?

On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Moscow will suspend implementation of New START, the last remaining treaty between Russia and the United States limiting deployed nuclear weapons.

Los Angeles Times

What Vladimir Putin could do next from using nuclear weapons to desperate new offensive

Vladimir Putin is still statistically losing the war which sadly makes any signs of his brutalities diminishing slim. But what might happen next and what can we expect the war criminal to do in order to try to make more gains?

Daily Mirror

Blinken suggests Russia might have used nukes in Ukraine already were it not for China and India

US secretary of state credits China and India for having ‘a little bit more influence with Russia these days’

The Independent UK

China Urges Russia, Ukraine to Hold Talks, Warns against Using Nuclear Weapons

China called on Friday for Russia and Ukraine to hold peace talks as soon as possible, while insisting that nuclear weapons must not be used in their conflict. Beijing's foreign ministry made the comments in a document on the "political settlement" of the crisis, timed to coincide with the one-year…

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Zelensky vows victory as Ukraine marks one-year anniversary of invasion

Ukraine’s leader pledged Friday to push for victory in 2023 as he and other Ukrainians marked the somber anniversary of the Russian invasion that upended their lives and Europe's security. Read FRANCE 24's live blog below to see how the day's events unfolded. All times are Paris time (GMT+1).

France 24

Analysis: Putin leaving nuclear treaty is a reminder that he has — and can use — nuclear bombs

WASHINGTON — It seemed to be a scary example of bellicose warmongering foreshadowing a catastrophic escalation. But Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement this week that he was abandoning the last major nuclear arms control treaty may have been more symbolic than a threat of concrete action.

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Reuters

Biden says Putin's decision doesn't show he's thinking of using nuclear weapons

President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he did not read into Vladimir Putin's decision to temporarily suspend participation in a nuclear arms treaty as a signal the Russian president was considering using nuclear weapons, even though the U.S. leader called it a "big mistake."

Reuters

Ukraine defends front, Putin talks up nuclear arsenal on war anniversary eve

Ukraine said its forces had repelled Russian assaults along the length of the front line on Thursday on the eve of the war's anniversary, as President Vladimir Putin, empty-handed after a bloody winter offensive, talked up Russia's nuclear arsenal.

Reuters

U.N. to mark one year of Ukraine war with vote to 'go down in history'

Marking one year of war, Ukraine and Russia lobbied countries at the United Nations on Wednesday for backing ahead of a vote by the 193-member General Assembly that the United States declared will "go down in history."

WEKU

What happens now after Russia suspends the last nuclear arms treaty with the U.S.?

Just before he invaded Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed with other leaders that "a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought." So why is he eroding a key treaty?

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Analysis-Putin's nuclear treaty move raises stakes over China's growing arsenal

Russia's suspension of its last remaining nuclear weapons treaty with the United States may have dashed any hopes of dragging China to the table to start talking about its own rapidly accelerating nuclear arms programmes.

The Conversation

Russia pulls out of New Start nuclear treaty – we've already seen how such agreements have limited aggression against Ukraine

Vladimir Putin’s decision to pull out of the New Start nuclear weapons treaty with the United States will have predictable responses.

The Canberra Times

Fears, questions about North Korea's growing nuclear arsenal

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The Conversation

Russia announces its suspension from last nuclear arms agreement with the US, escalating nuclear tension

After decades of progress on limiting the buildup of nuclear weapons, Russia’s war on Ukraine has prompted renewed nuclear tensions between Russia and the United States.

Reuters

Analysis-Nuclear risk seen rising as Putin unpicks last treaty with U.S.

The last remaining treaty that limits Russian and U.S. nuclear weapons was already in grave peril before President Vladimir Putin announced on Tuesday that Moscow was suspending its participation.

Daily Mirror

Traces of enriched uranium discovered inside Iran as nuclear weapon fears grow

Uranium needs to be purified to 90 per cent for nuclear weapons and the uranium found was at 84 per cent - which is the highest level found by inspectors in the country to date

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Biden Says Russia Will Never Defeat Ukraine after Kremlin Suspends Nuclear Treaty

US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday Ukraine "stands strong" a year after the Russian invasion and that Moscow would never defeat its neighbor, after the Kremlin suspended a landmark nuclear arms control treaty over the West's support for Kyiv. Hours before Biden spoke in Poland following a surprise visit…

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