{"id":5905,"date":"2025-10-27T15:15:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T16:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/?p=5905"},"modified":"2025-10-27T18:42:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T18:42:06","slug":"russia-rescinds-key-nuclear-treaty-with-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/27\/russia-rescinds-key-nuclear-treaty-with-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia rescinds key nuclear treaty with US"},"content":{"rendered":"
Moscow has said it had to terminate the accord on military-grade plutonium disposal in view of Washington\u2019s continued hostile policies<\/strong><\/p>\n Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed off on a law that officially terminates a treaty with the US on the disposal of excess military-grade plutonium. Moscow suspended the accord in 2016, citing Washington’s hostile policies toward Russia.<\/p>\n The lower house of the Russian Parliament passed the bill ending the treaty earlier this month, while the upper chamber gave it the green light last Wednesday. The legislation took effect on Monday after Putin approved it.<\/p>\n The agreement, which was originally signed in September 2000, stipulated that each signatory dispose of 34 tons of military-grade plutonium that had been declared redundant for the purposes of military programs.<\/p>\n In October 2016, Russia suspended the accord, citing hostile actions by the US – sanctions and NATO’s eastward expansion in Europe, among other reasons. Moscow had, however, expressed a willingness to revive it if Washington addressed its grievances.<\/p>\n A note accompanying the law cited a “fundamental change in circumstances,”<\/em> adding that the extent of Washington’s “anti-Russian”<\/em> policies has only increased in recent years.<\/p>\n