The chaos in Ukraine, while possibly threatening the ability of Ukrainian President Leonid Kravchuk to carry out the agreement, also underscores the pact’s potential importance. It would allay Russia’s fear of a hostile nuclear neighbor and answer concerns that Ukraine’s nuclear weapons could wi...
However, lawmakers qualified their approval of the treaty by demanding that the United States, Britain, France and Russia sign an international agreement promising not to attack Ukraine militarily or economically after it dismantles its 1,800 nuclear warheads, the third-largest atomic arsenal in the...
Asked to respond to the remarks, White House spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre said Wednesday that the Biden administration saw no need to adjust its assessment of the nuclear threat posed by Moscow. "We have not seen any reasons to adjust our own nuclear posture ... nor any indication that Russ...
He was a driving force in Ukraine's declaration of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 and later that year joined leaders of Russia and Belarus to sign an agreement on Dec. 8, 1991, which formally declared that the Soviet Union ceased to exist. As president, Kravchuk agreed to tran...
Wang noted that after the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis, Chinese President Xi Jinping further pointed out that nuclear weapons must not be used, and nuclear wars must not be fought. All parties should work jointly to guarantee the security of nuclear materials and facilities. China has honored...
Even so, it seems that some Western countries don't want to lose this opportunity to weaken Russia, and continue to exacerbate the conflict and profit from it. In the two years of the conflict, the U.S. defense industry has experienced a boom in orders for weapons and munitions, The Wal...
The treaty is the last major nuclear weapons pact remaining between the two countries. It took effect in 2011 and is set to expire in February 2026. The agreement allows the countries to inspect each others' nuclear arsenals periodically throughout the year and requires regular communication to ...
"in which we learned multiple cities have come under attack with hundreds dead and cities burning after the French/German brokered 'Minsk Agreement' failed, we clearly see why US military analyst Stephen Lendman is warning that the threat of nuclear war with Russia has just increased immensely....
A port in the city of Odesa, Ukraine, on July 29 2022. The first shipment of grain exports from Ukraine in months comes after Turkey and the United Nations brokered an agreement between Ukraine and Russia to allow for the resumption of key exports from Ukraine, such as grain and fertilizer...
Russian forces were only 5km away across the river, where they had taken up positions within the perimeter of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and were using it to fire at Ukrainian positions without the threat of returning Ukrainian fire. But, Poperechnyuk promised, Russian rockets were ...