Putin says Russia is ready for a missile duel with the U.S.
Russia launches missile strike on Kyiv following Putin’s ‘duel’ threat
The Russian leader had mockingly challenged Ukraine’s Western allies to a missile “duel,” testing their air defenses, during his annual year-end news conference.
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A Russian official says a Ukrainian strike with US-supplied missiles kills 6
A senior local official in Russia says a Ukrainian attack on a town in Russia’s Kursk border region using U.S.-supplied missiles has killed six people, including a child
Arms control is thing of the past, Russia's top general says
Russia now views arms control over the vast nuclear arsenals that were built up during the Cold War to be a thing of the past due to the lack of trust between Moscow and the West, Russia's top general said on Wednesday.

China Has Sharply Expanded Its Nuclear Arsenal

China has expanded its nuclear force and strengthened ties to Russia, the Pentagon says
US: China Has Sharply Expanded Its Nuclear Arsenal
'From 500 to over 600 nuclear warheads': Key findings on China in Pentagon report
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s forces launch deadly Kyiv ballistic missile and drone attack
Russia has launched dozens of missiles and drones against Ukraine as at least one person was killed in the capital of Kyiv in the attack. Ukraine’s air force said Russia had fired 60 drones overnight,
Russia detains suspect in assassination of general sanctioned for chemical weapons use
Authorities said they had arrested an Uzbek national born in 1995 for working with Ukrainian special services to plant a bomb on a scooter outside the general's residence.
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Russia killed over 12.3 thousand civilians in Ukraine since 2022: UN data
Since the onset of the full-scale war initiated by Russia against Ukraine, the United Nations has documented the deaths of more than 12,300 civilians. Additionally, over 27,800 individuals have been injured,
Indoctrinated, loyal and well trained: Don’t underestimate North Korean soldiers in Russia, some experts say
Far from their homes in one of the world’s most isolated and secretive states, about 11,000 North Korean soldiers find themselves at the center of Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II.
Researcher: North Korea can produce ballistic missiles for Russia to use against Ukraine in months
North Korea demonstrated this year that it could produce ballistic missiles and supply them to Russia for use against Ukraine in a matter of months
Russia Warns Of NATO War Within 10 Years
Russia is keen to disrupt, weaken or even divide NATO and one way of encouraging that might be to convince the U.S. that war is coming with the alliance in Europe and to ask America if it wants to be dragged into it. This especially matters as Trump's incoming administration forms its policies toward NATO and Russia.
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How Russia Is Undermining the Non-Proliferation Regime
The global repercussions of Russia’s attack on Ukraine are subverting the foundations of the international nuclear order
China has expanded its nuclear force and strengthened ties to Russia, Pentagon says
A Pentagon report says China is expanding its nuclear force, has increased military pressure against Taiwan and has strengthened its ties to Russia.
Putin says Google is a tool used by the United States
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday blamed Alphabet's YouTube for slowing speeds on the video hosting platform in Russia and said Google must comply with Russian law if it wants to continue operating in Russia.