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Ex-president Kravchuk estimates compensation for Ukraine's nuclear weapons at US$250 bln
No negotiations were held with the United States on the compensation.
19:59, 31 May 2020
Reuters: Trump envoy accuses Germany of undermining NATO's nuclear deterrent
Trump has pressed Germany to raise its defense spending.
18:59, 14 May 2020
U.S. accuses Russia of breaching treaties on nuclear, chemical, biological weapons
The U.S. believes Russia continues to develop chemical weapons, concealing data on CW stocks, as well as maintains an offensive bacteriological weapons program.
12:00, 17 April 2020
Sentsov suggests Ukraine should restore nuclear arsenal
Sentsov says own nuclear weapons are the best alternative to the so-called "Steinmeier formula."
16:40, 26 November 2019
Reuters: Pope urges abolition of nuclear weapons at Japan's ground zeros
More than 100,000 people died instantly in the twin attacks and about 400,000 others died in subsequent months, years and decades of radiation sickness or illnesses.
19:59, 24 November 2019
Ukraine to propose UNGA to adopt updated resolution condemning Russian militarization of occupied Crimea
Kyiv seeks to have Russia withdraw its armed forces from Crimea and cease its temporary occupation.
23:45, 06 November 2019
Gorbachev on current Russia-West relations: "Chilly, but still a war"
Gorbachev also pointed to the dangers of nuclear weapons.
12:53, 05 November 2019
U.S. intel says mysterious Russian blast result of nuclear missile recovery mission
The report did not mention potential health or environmental risks posed by damage to the missile's nuclear reactor.
14:40, 31 August 2019
Trump advisor accuses Russia of stealing military tech
John Bolton commented on the recent explosion at a nuclear testing site near Severodvinsk.
09:00, 15 August 2019
Unrestricted by nuclear treaty, Pentagon chief threatens Russia with new weapons – media
The new launch systems, capable of adapting to nuclear weapons, threaten a new arms race, analysts fear.
14:22, 03 August 2019
Klimkin: Ukraine had to negotiate on legal, not political security guarantees while giving up nuclear weapons
None of the Budapest Memo signatories did anything that should have been done in the context of protecting Ukraine's national security.
15:20, 16 July 2019
SIPRI: Global nuclear arsenal declines, but future cuts uncertain amid U.S.-Russia tensions – media
Along with the United States and Russia, SIPIRI listed Britain, France, China, India, Pakistan, Israel, and North Korea as possessing nuclear weapons.
15:41, 17 June 2019
Russia plans to deploy nuclear weapons in occupied Crimea – Ukraine intel
Skibitsky also said Russia had formed another missile brigade on the territory of the Southern Military District, which would be armed with Iskander missile systems and new cruise missiles of increased radius that can be equipped with a nuclear warhead.
19:07, 25 March 2019
Trump says deal with Kim thwarted by North Korean sanction demands – media
Earlier, both Trump and Kim had expressed hope for progress on improving relations and on the key issue of denuclearization, in their talks in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, their second summit in eight months.
11:04, 28 February 2019
Russia has "last chance" to comply with nuclear treaty – Stoltenberg
NATO will likely face difficult questions in the coming months, amid a standoff with Russia over the country's nuclear-capable SSC-8 missile.
23:30, 04 January 2019
U.S.-Russia nuclear war unlikely as Moscow technically weak – expert
Now all American missiles can reach Russia, and Russians only threaten Europe.
12:26, 17 December 2018
Russia deploys nuclear weapon carriers in occupied Crimea – Yelchenko
Ever since Russia occupied Crimea, it has been tightening its military grip over the illegally annexed peninsula, according to the Ukrainian envoy.
12:00, 06 December 2018
Ukraine says Russia preparing to deploy nukes in Crimea
Russia has not given up on the idea of grabbing more Ukrainian territory to have a land corridor to Crimea, according to the Ukrainian diplomat.
10:20, 31 October 2018
