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Emergencies, Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russia-Ukraine topic

Russia suspends participation in nuclear treaty as Biden rallies support for Ukraine

One year on since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the two men in charge of the world’s largest nuclear arsenals faced off rhetorically. President Biden before a rousing crowd in Warsaw, and Russian President Putin in Moscow in front of an orderly audience of his lieutenants and supporters. Nick Schifrin reports from Ukraine with the support…

Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russia-Ukraine topic

Russia begins nuclear drills in apparent warning to West | AP explains

Russia’s military on Tuesday began drills involving tactical nuclear weapons that were announced by Russian authorities earlier this month in an apparent warning to senior Western officials who had spoken about the possibility of deeper involvement in the so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine. It was the first time Russia has publicly announced drills involving…

Emergencies, Russia-Ukraine conflict, Russia-Ukraine topic

IAEA chief says nuclear accident ‘entirely possible’ at Ukraine plant occupied by Russians

Europe’s largest nuclear plant remains caught in the crossfire of the war in Ukraine. Wednesday, the director-general of the UN’s nuclear agency, Rafael Grossi, visited the Zaporizhzhia power plant in southern Ukraine to assess its stability, safety and damage. He told Nick Schifrin that conditions have worsened and there is not yet a deal to…

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