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CSTO launches joint military drills in Belarus with Russia

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) launched joint military exercises in Belarus with Russian participation, the alliance announced on Oct. 12.

12 October, 08:16 AM

Latvia could host nuclear weapons if NATO collectively approves deployment

Latvia could host nuclear weapons on its territory if the need arises and NATO collectively approves the move, though no specific talks on such a deployment are underway, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs said in remarks reported by Delfi on Oct. 1.

1 October, 11:22 AM

NATO chief sees no risk of Russian nuclear strike

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Sept. 30 that he does not take seriously Russia’s threats to use nuclear weapons if alliance members attempt to isolate the Kaliningrad exclave.

1 October, 02:28 AM

Russia formally threatens NATO with nuclear weapons over ‘attempt to isolate Kaliningrad’

Russia warned NATO it was prepared to use nuclear weapons if Western military presence near its Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad increases, according to a letter to the alliance reviewed by Reuters on Sept. 30.

30 September, 05:37 PM

Russian State Duma publicly threatens Japan over Kuril islands, invokes nuclear weapons

Russia publicly threatened Japan over the territorial dispute involving the Kuril Islands, again invoking its nuclear arsenal, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said, according to Russian state media on Aug. 26.

26 August, 05:57 PM

Trump wants another meeting with Kim Jong Un

U.S. President Donald Trump said he plans to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in 2026, Politico reported on Aug. 19.

20 August, 12:28 AM

Lithuania to join NATO nuclear deterrent

Lithuania intends to join NATO’s nuclear deterrence sharing system and will soon amend its constitution accordingly, President Gitanas Nauseda said on July 3.

4 July, 03:13 AM

Putin has options, all of them risky — Fishman

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has several options to escalate the war against Ukraine, but he is well aware that all of them come with substantial personal and political risks, Russian journalist Mikhail Fishman told NV Radio on June 30.

30 June, 11:44 PM

U.S. will win either way against Iran – JD Vance

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Washington is prepared to pursue a new relationship with Iran if Tehran abandons its nuclear weapons ambitions, adding that the United States would prevail regardless because Iran's nuclear program had been "functionally destroyed on June 28.

28 June, 04:02 PM

Oreshnik no longer intimidates Ukraine or Europe — Ohryzko

Russia has few tools left to intimidate Ukraine and Europe, with the Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) having lost its “shock value” after three uses, Volodymyr Ohryzko, head of the Center for Russia Studies and former Ukrainian foreign minister, told NV Radio on June 25.

25 June, 11:47 PM

Trump says Iran agreed to unlimited nuclear inspections; Tehran denies

U.S. President Donald Trump insisted that Iran had agreed to allow inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to visit the country “into infinity” and said Tehran was wrong to deny making the commitment, CNN reported on June 23.

24 June, 02:50 AM

Finland lifts nuclear arms ban

The Finnish parliament approved several bills lifting the country’s ban on nuclear weapons, Bloomberg reported on June 17.

17 June, 08:44 PM

U.S. weighs expanding nuclear arsenal in Europe to offset troop cuts

The United States is discussing the possibility of deploying additional nuclear weapons in Europe as a way to reassure allies worried about further U.S. troop withdrawals, the Financial Times reported on June 2, citing unnamed sources.

3 June, 02:12 AM

Russia may place nuclear missiles on seafloor — report

NATO is monitoring Russia’s Northern Fleet activity that could indicate plans to deploy nuclear-capable missiles on the ocean floor, German broadcaster Tagesschau reported on May 21, citing intelligence and investigations by public broadcasters WDR and NDR.

21 May, 08:36 PM

Minsk announces start of joint nuclear training with Russia

Belarus had begun planned drills involving the combat use of nuclear weapons and nuclear support operations with Russia, insisting the exercises were not directed against third countries and posed no threat to regional security on May 18.

18 May, 12:32 PM

Trump dismisses Iran's latest plan to lift U.S. naval blockade

U.S. President Donald Trump is dissatisfied with Iran's latest proposal regarding the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and the end of the war, he told his advisors, The New York Times wrote on April 27.

28 April, 08:50 AM

U.S. offers Iran $20 billion for its enriched uranium stockpile

The United States has offered to unfreeze $20 billion in Iranian assets in exchange for Iran’s enriched uranium as part of talks to end the war, Axios reported on April 17, citing unnamed sources.

18 April, 02:43 AM

Poland will eventually seek its own nuclear weapons, PM says

As the United States wavers in its commitment to European security, Warsaw will ultimately aim to develop an independent nuclear deterrent, Polish PM Donald Tusk said on March 3, Bloomberg reported.

4 March, 12:36 AM

Norway open to discuss European nuclear deterrent policy with France

Norway is ready to begin talks with France about how French nuclear weapons could shore up European security, Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said on March 3.

3 March, 08:31 PM

Kyiv would gladly accept nukes, but none were offered, Zelenskyy jokes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joked that he would accept nuclear weapons from France or Britain “with pleasure,” before reiterating that no such offers had been made.

28 February, 12:39 AM

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