Russia rejects US proposal for talks on N-arms control

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Russias top diplomat dismissed the United States proposal to resume a dialogue on nuclear arms control, saying on Thursday that its impossible while Washington offers military support to Ukraine...

Speaking at an annual news conference, Sergey Lavrov accused the West of fuelling global security risks by encouraging Ukraine to ramp up strikes on the Russian territory and warned that Moscow will achieve its goals in the conflict regardless of Western support for Kyiv...

Commenting on a US proposal to resume contacts in the sphere of nuclear arms control, Lavrov said that Moscow has rejected the offer..

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