Russia and the United States have not conducted a nuclear test since 1992 but Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister says his country "does not rule anything out".

Moscow has warned Donald Trump against resuming the testing of nuclear weapons when he takes office, saying it would “not rule anything out” in response to US aggression.

Russia's point man for arms control cautioned Donald Trump's incoming administration against resuming nuclear testing, saying Moscow would keep its own options open.

One of Vladimir Putin’s ministers warned Donald Trump that Russia would not be “ruling anything out” when it came to nuclear testing once the president-elect is in office. Post-Soviet Russia has not tested their nuclear weapons since 1990 while the US last tested in 1992.

Ukraine was granted permission to fire Western long-range missiles at Russian military targets a month ago, but it has since slowed their use due to a shortage of missiles. The missile strikes have had limited success,

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