'They can't be stupid': Vladimir Putin has used his annual state address to announce he's suspending a major nuclear arms control treaty between Russia and the US. Read more:
President Joe Biden delivers a speech marking the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at Warzaw's Royal Castle Gardens.US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday Ukraine "stands strong" a year after the Russian invasion and that Moscow would never defeat its neighbour, after the Kremlin suspended a landmark nuclear arms control treaty over the West's support for Kyiv.
Mr Biden proclaimed "unwavering" support for Kyiv and a commitment to bolstering NATO's eastern flank facing Russia, while rejecting Moscow's contention that the West was plotting to attack Russia. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said it made the world a more dangerous place, and urged Mr Putin to reconsider.
Mr Putin said Ukraine had sought to strike a facility deep inside Russia where it keeps nuclear bombers, a reference to the Engels air base. Ukraine has followed a policy of not publicly claiming responsibility for any attacks on Russian soil.Mr Putin, who has over the past year repeatedly hinted that Russia could use a nuclear weapon if threatened, was in effect saying that he could dismantle the architecture of nuclear arms control unless the West backs off in Ukraine.
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