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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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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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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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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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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 …
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Russia Vows Military Retaliation If U.S. Missile Defense System Is Deployed in Greenland
06 Feb 2026 14:03 GMT
The United States’ proposed Golden Dome missile defense system is drawing formal warnings from Russian officials who describe the concept as destabilizing and strategically provocative. As planning intensifies around deployment possibilities in the Arctic, …
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Zelenskyy Meets Estonia’s Foreign Affairs Minister To Discuss Additional Contributions To PURL Initiative, Energy Assistance, And Air Defense Strengthening
07 Feb 2026 02:45 GMT
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Friday with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, Margus Tsahkna.
“We are thankful for the energy packages, first of all, the energy support, which is crucial for us amid all these brutal attacks on our …
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As New START Expires, Europe Needs To Step Up On Arms Control – Analysis
07 Feb 2026 01:30 GMT
… of heightened nuclear dangers. Europe’s leaders must recognize … have as many intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) as Russia and the USA … and both China and Russia. Nuclear force planning will … include China and Russia.
A European-led approach along …