Russian parliament on Wednesday (Oct 25) passed a law to withdraw country's ratification of the global treaty that prohibits nuclear weapons tests, reflecting the strained relations with the United States amid Russia's military offensive in Ukraine.

Spotlight on US-Russia nuclear arms race after Moscow passes law against nuclear test ban treaty

The US and China agreed to continue dialogue on managing “strategic stability” on issues such as Taiwan, nuclear arms control, and cybersecurity. But as Voice of America White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara reports, the fundamentally contentious nature of the US-China relationship is unlikely to change.

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Foreign ministers from the United States and Russia will begin talks over nuclear arms control but it may not lead to an extension of the START3 nuclear disarmament treaty, President Vladimir Putin said Saturday.

US, Russia to start talks on nuke arms control: Vladimir Putin