US EditionRussia's Lavrov says work under way on Putin's order on possible Russian nuclear test
Russia is preparing proposals for a nuclear test in response to the US decision to resume testing, raising tensions between the two nuclear powers, officials said.
- On Saturday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said work has begun on President Vladimir Putin's directive from the Security Council meeting on November 5 to develop proposals for a possible nuclear test.
- On Wednesday, President Vladimir Putin directed senior officials to draft proposals for a possible Russian nuclear test in response to US President Donald Trump's announcement last week.
- Moscow has called on the United States to clarify President Donald Trump's remarks, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow has not received any official clarification.
- Russian officials told reporters that the public will be informed of the results, Maria Zakharova said at a Friday briefing in Moscow.
- Amid sharply deteriorated ties between Russia and the United States, Russia has not conducted a nuclear test since the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991 and maintains the largest nuclear arsenal with the U.S.
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Russia drafting proposals for possible nuclear test on Putin’s orders: Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that work is under way on President Vladimir Putin's order to prepare proposals for a possible Russian nuclear test, state news agency TASS reported.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Sergey Lavrov, said today that the Ministry received an instruction from Russian President Vladimir Putin from the session of the Security Council on November 5 to make a proposal on possible preparations for testing nuclear weapons.
Moscow works on Vladimir Putin's order to prepare alternatives to the possible resumption of US nuclear tests, a signal that deepens bilateral tension
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