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Russia blocks final document at nuclear treaty conference
Summary by Ground News
Russia blocks agreement on the final document of a four-week review of the U.N. treaty considered the cornerstone of nuclear disarmament. The final document needed approval of all countries at the conference that are parties to the treaty aimed at curbing the spread of nuclear weapons. Failure to agree a joint declaration followed a four-week conference in New York. US representative, Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, said the US "deeply regrets this outcome"