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Nuclear deal will give Iran-Russia ties limited boost

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IRAN

Russia played a high-profile role mediating the landmark Iran nuclear agreement announced on July 14. As such, the deal represents a diplomatic victory for Russia and its aim of…

Future of US-Russian arms control worsens

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RUSSIA/US

Putin said Moscow was not withdrawing from the treaty and would conduct nuclear arms tests only if Washington did so. New START compliance is now explicitly wrapped into the…

US nuclear 'fail-safe' thinking may interest Russia

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RUSSIA/UNITED STATES

Russia has cancelled talks on reviving mutual inspections under the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START). As treaty negotiations stall, President Joe Biden's…

Russia will defer to China's policy on North Korea

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RUSSIA/NORTH KOREA

While Russia worries about the risk of instability triggered by a strict sanctions regime, its role in the North Korea crisis is limited to supporting China's calls for restraint…

Belarus will stick with Russia but seek new partners

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BELARUS

Putin said more would follow by the end of summer or year-end, as a warning to the West against inflicting “strategic defeat” on Russia through its support for Ukraine. Accepting…

US-Russian nuclear arms treaty may lose relevance

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US/RUSSIA

Prospects for renewing the New START treaty

Russian-US summit may have unambitious outcomes

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RUSSIA/US

The meeting has been trailed in the media as a watershed moment, yet addressing the bilateral relationship is not the highest priority for Trump as he builds his administration…

Russia’s ties with Iran will grow stronger

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RUSSIA

War, sanctions and a mutual desire to overturn US-led regional security orders have pushed Moscow and Tehran closer together. Moscow desires to turn what has historically been a…

Trump could shift US thinking on nuclear weapons

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UNITED STATES

Uncertainties surround Trump's willingness to uphold past US foreign policy commitments; nuclear weapons policy is no exception. The next administration will take power with…

Fortress Kaliningrad key to Russia's assertive shield

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RUSSIA

Russia's westernmost outpost has gained in strategic importance since relations with NATO plummeted in 2014. Efforts to enhance military capability have accelerated since spring…