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Fears of a New Nuclear Arms Race Rise After US-Russia New START Treaty Expires
07 Feb 2026 15:48 GMT
Global tensions among the world’s major nuclear powers have intensified following the expiration this week of the New START treaty between Russia and the United States, which limited the two countries’ nuclear arsenals, fueling growing concerns that the …
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Will End of New START Trigger Nuclear Arms Race?
07 Feb 2026 14:08 GMT
The New START nuclear weapons treaty, which was signed between the US and Russia in 2010 to limit the number of strategic nuclear weapons, expired on Thursday. The agreement foresaw a maximum limit of 1,550 warheads and 800 delivery vehicles for both sides …
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Putin’s spymaster ‘ditched bodyguards to visit lover’ before he was ‘shot by hitmen as he left secret tryst’ in Moscow
07 Feb 2026 17:41 GMT
… GRU since 2011, overseeing Russian intelligence operations in Ukraine and … sanctioned by the UK and EU over the 2018 Novichok … dozens of the tyrant’s ballistic missiles and drones hammered key … sub-zero winter temperatures as Putin again snubbed Donald Trump‘ …
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Ukraine Calls for Urgent Action to Stop Russian Nuclear Threats
07 Feb 2026 18:37 GMT
According to the the X social network, the head of Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry, Andriy Sybiha, wrote about the escalation of Russian attacks on the Ukrainian nuclear energy system.
Ukraine’s partners and the international community must act without delay to …
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Strengthening air defense and modern aviation: Zelenskyy met with French Armed Forces Minister Catherine Vautrin
07 Feb 2026 17:01 GMT
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with French Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs Catherine Vautrin, who arrived in Kyiv on her first official visit. The negotiations focused on urgently strengthening the resilience of the Ukrainian …
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Zelensky secures French support: Mirage and Rafale jets, air defense boost for Ukraine
07 Feb 2026 17:51 GMT
President Volodymyr Zelensky discussed with French Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs Catherine Vautrin the reinforcement of Ukraine’s air defense and the supply of Mirage and Rafale fighter jets.
Zelensky shared this information on Facebook …
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Joint Defense Acquisitions: Baltic States’ Military Procurement Strategies
07 Feb 2026 15:47 GMT
The Baltic states are often referred to as the “three sisters”. Similar in terms of economic development, culture, and foreign policy. Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are all members of the European Union and NATO. All three countries have a long history of …
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Welsh peace groups sound alarm as US-Russia nuclear arms control treaty expires
07 Feb 2026 11:08 GMT
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump confer. Picture by the Kremlin (CC BY 4.0).
Adam Johannes
Welsh peace campaigners have warned of the dangers of a new nuclear arms race after the last remaining arms control treaty between the United States and Russia …
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Russia deploying Oreshnik missile in Belarus to 'draw country into war,' Zelensky warns
07 Feb 2026 10:45 GMT
Belarus already "fully or partially" hosts Russia's Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile, President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters in Kyiv on Feb. 6, warning that Moscow is trying to draw Minsk deeper into its full-scale war …
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'It is time to abandon the obvious lie that Russia is interested in peace'
07 Feb 2026 10:29 GMT
Yuliia Dolotova, 37, receives hot food at a distribution point during a power outage (Image: AP)
This winter in Kyiv is truly cold, and when temperatures drop to around -25°C, 20-hour power outages mean much more than darkness. In many buildings, heat and …