| | On June 1, 2022, deeputy foreign minister Ryabkov told ''RIA Novosti'' news that [[Joe Biden]]'s decision to arm [[Ukraine]] with [[HIMAR]] missile launchers increased the risk of direct confrontation between Russia and the United States. Biden foreign secretary [[Antony Blinken]] said the [[weapon]]s, which have a precision range of up to 300 kilometers, were given on the pretext of a promise by Ukrainian dictator [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] not to use the HIMARs against Russian territory. | | On June 1, 2022, deeputy foreign minister Ryabkov told ''RIA Novosti'' news that [[Joe Biden]]'s decision to arm [[Ukraine]] with [[HIMAR]] missile launchers increased the risk of direct confrontation between Russia and the United States. Biden foreign secretary [[Antony Blinken]] said the [[weapon]]s, which have a precision range of up to 300 kilometers, were given on the pretext of a promise by Ukrainian dictator [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] not to use the HIMARs against Russian territory. |
| − | On October 19, 2023, the [[Biden regime]] conducted a [[nuclear]] test in [[Nevada]].<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/us-conducts-nuclear-test-nevada-233645695.html</ref> A [[Kremlin]] statement on October 24, 2023, stated that Russia has successfully tested its ability to launch a massive nuclear retaliation strike by land, sea, and air. This show of power coincided with the Russian State Duma withdrawing its ratification the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). The [[United States]], while signing the treaty, never ratified it.<ref>[https://korybko.substack.com/p/russia-had-every-right-to-revoke Russia Had Every Right To Revoke Ratification Of The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty], ANDREW KORYBKO, NOV 4, 2023. korybko.substack.com</ref> Deputy foreign minister Ryabkov said Russia was not ready to begin nuclear talks with the United States until [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] abandons its hostile stance. The development came days after Russia was attacked by the long range [[ATACMS]] missiles delivered to Ukraine by the United States. | + | On October 19, 2023, the [[Biden regime]] conducted a [[nuclear]] test in [[Nevada]].<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/us-conducts-nuclear-test-nevada-233645695.html</ref> A [[Kremlin]] statement on October 24, 2023, stated that Russia has successfully tested its ability to launch a massive nuclear retaliation strike by land, sea, and air. This show of power coincided with the Russian State Duma withdrawing its ratification the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). The [[United States]], while signing the treaty, never ratified it.<ref>[https://korybko.substack.com/p/russia-had-every-right-to-revoke Russia Had Every Right To Revoke Ratification Of The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty], [[ANDREW KORYBKO]], NOV 4, 2023. korybko.substack.com</ref> Deputy foreign minister Ryabkov said Russia was not ready to begin nuclear talks with the United States until [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] abandons its hostile stance. The development came days after Russia was attacked by the long range [[ATACMS]] missiles delivered to Ukraine by the United States. |