A key nuclear weapons treaty is ending. It’s a sign of Russia’s eroding superpower status

Since the collapse of the old Soviet Union, Russia has cut a substantially diminished figure on the international stage.

China issues "vital" nuclear weapons warning to US

Beijing urged the U.S. and Russia to act soon, saying the global nuclear order was on the line.
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China reshaping Central Asia's Russia-dominated nuclear landscape

Haider China is reshaping Central Asia’s nuclear energy sector, challenging Russia’s long-standing dominance in the region. In September 2025, Uzbekistan explored a contingency agreement with China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC),

Moscow wants Ukraine and Russia to share electricity output from Zaporizhzhia power plant – Politico

The Kremlin wants Ukraine and Russia to share the electricity generated by the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
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Russia Promises ‘Proven, Safe’ Nuclear Power for Indonesia

Russia says the nuclear technologies that it provides is "proven, safe, efficient" as Indonesia eyes the debated source of energy.
MIT Technology Review

Three questions about next-generation nuclear power, answered

It’s worth looking at high-assay low-enriched uranium, or HALEU, specifically. This fuel is enriched to higher concentrations of fissile uranium than conventional nuclear fuel, with a proportion of the isotope U-235 that falls between 5% and 20%. (In conventional fuel, it’s below 5%.)

Russia preparing strikes on facilities that serve nuclear power plants, Zelenskyy says

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Russia is preparing further strikes on Ukraine's energy system and infrastructure, including facilities that service nuclear power plants.