Putin Suspends Russia’s Participation in New Start, Dismisses Effects of Sanctions 

The Russian strongman says his country should stand ready to resume nuclear weapons tests if America does so.

Sergei Karpukhin, Sputnik, Kremlin pool via AP
President Putin arrives to give his state of the nation address at Moscow, February 21, 2023. Sergei Karpukhin, Sputnik, Kremlin pool via AP

Russia’s president declared Tuesday that Moscow was suspending its participation in the New Start treaty  — the last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the United States — sharply upping the ante amid tensions with Washington over the fighting in Ukraine.

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