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US-Russia nuclear treaty expires as warnings grow of new arms race
A nuclear treaty first signed in 2010 is expiring this week. If it's not replaced, experts say a global arms race could be in the cards.

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'Grave moment': Fears grow of new nuclear arms race as key U.S.-Russia treaty expires
The last US-Russia nuclear pact expires, prompting fears of a new arms race
The end of the START: US and Russia no longer have limits on their nuclear arsenals
The last remaining bilateral treaty between the United States and Russia limiting strategic nuclear arms expires on Thursday, leaving the two countries with no control over their nuclear arsenals.

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China says expiration of US-Russia arms treaty regrettable
Terrifying new arms race threatens to explode with no limits on warheads as US-Russia nuclear weapons treaty expires
A key nuclear weapons treaty is ending. It’s a sign of Russia’s eroding superpower status
In 2010, then-US President Barack Obama and his briefly empowered Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, did just that, agreeing the New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty), which was hailed at the...

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As US-Russia nuclear pact nears expiry, expert warns the onus is on Washington to avert an unconstrained arms race
As treaty expires, Russia says it's still ready to talk to US on nuclear limits

U.S. and Russia agree to reestablish military-to-military dialogue

The agreement was reached following meetings between U.S. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, who is the commander in Europe of both U.S. and NATO forces, and senior Russian and Ukrainian military officials, the U.

Russia warns of response to any US weapons deployment in Greenland

A Russian official said Moscow is ready to respond with military measures if the United States deploys its missile defense program to Greenland.

Russia, China squeeze US Arctic defense zone as Trump eyes Greenland

Trump's Greenland focus highlights urgent Arctic security needs as Sen. Sullivan reveals new U.S. defenses against Sino-Russian threats in Alaska.

Russia bombards Ukraine with drones and missiles a day before planned peace talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia launched a major attack on Ukraine with around 450 drones and 70 missiles, knocking out infrastructure and wounding at least 10 people

55,000 troops killed in war with Russia, Zelensky says

The Ukrainian president also said a large number of people were "officially missing", meaning the total death toll is thought to be much higher.

Russian athletes to compete at the Milan Cortina Games, but not for Russia

For the second consecutive Olympic Games, no athletes will compete under the Russian flag

SpaceX counters Russia’s ‘unauthorized’ use of Starlink to guide drones in Ukraine

Efforts to halt Russia’s use of the Starlink internet system to guide its drones for attacks on Ukraine have produced “real results,” Ukraine’s defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on Sunday.

A Kremlin official confirms that U.S.-brokered Russia-Ukraine talks are resuming this week

A new round of U.S.-brokered talks on ending Russia’s war on Ukraine is set to go ahead this week. A senior Kremlin official said Monday that negotiations will take place Wednesday and Thursday in Abu Dhabi.