Russia denies it will resume testing after state media editor warns of 'nuclear ultimatum'

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Russia denies it will resume testing after state media editor warns of 'nuclear ultimatum'
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Russia says a moratorium on nuclear testing has not been abandoned, dismissing a suggestion by the editor of a state television channel that Moscow should detonate a nuclear device.

Russia says a moratorium on nuclear testing has not been abandoned, dismissing a suggestion by the editor of a state television channel that Moscow should detonate a thermonuclear device in Siberia as a warning to the West.Dmitry Peskov says the Kremlin has no plans to restart nuclear testingUS President Joe Biden has tried to reassure allies the US will support Ukraine

The Kremlin publicly dismissed these comments and said Russia was not abandoning its pause on nuclear testing. "A nuclear ultimatum is becoming more and more imminent and more and more impossible to avoid," she said.The New York Times reported on Monday that satellite imagery and aviation data suggested Russia may be preparing to test an experimental nuclear-powered cruise missile — or may have recently tested one."Apparently, it is necessary to study satellite images in more detail.

Joe Biden tries to reassure allies of support for UkraineUS President Joe Biden gathered other world powers to coordinate on Ukraine as it battles Russia in a war now almost 20 months long. John Kirby, the spokesman for the National Security Council at the White House said the current tranche of congressionally approved US aid would be enough to help Ukraine for another "couple of weeks" or a "couple of months", although the precise estimate would hinge on battlefield conditions.

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