▲ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signs a projectile during his visit to the Scranton, Pennsylvania, munitions plant on Sunday.Photo Afp/Presidency of Ukraine
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The newspaper La Jornada
Tuesday, September 24, 2024, p. 22
Moscow – Russia will not test a nuclear weapon as long as the United States refrains from testing, President Vladimir Putin’s arms control chief said yesterday, following speculation that the Kremlin may abandon a post-Soviet moratorium.
Nothing has changedDeputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told Russian news agencies, referring to speculation that a nuclear test could be Russia’s response to missile attacks inside the country.
He said the preparations at Russia’s Novaya Zemlya nuclear test site were in response to actions by the United States, which he said had improved its own testing infrastructure.
We are not indifferent to what happens in this regionhe said in response to reports that the United States is in no hurry to return medium-range missiles deployed in the Philippines during military exercises.
In this context, he noted that Moscow is relying on the worst probabilities regarding the deployment of US medium- and short-range missiles, because it cannot expect kindness from the United States.
He added that The politicians and leaders of this country aim to continue a reckless escalation, and this applies not only to relations with Russia, but also to their behavior towards China..
The end of the war is near, says Zelensky
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelensky said his country is closer to the end of the war with Russia, according to excerpts of an interview with ABC News published yesterday. In the conversation, he urged Washington and other partners to continue supporting Ukraine.
On the front lines, kyiv’s armed forces have opened a new route into the Russian border region of Kursk, the scene of an unprecedented incursion since early August that has already allowed Ukrainian troops to take control of more than a hundred towns.
An airborne brigade has achieved this new milestone, according to information released by the Ukrainian forces, which also released a video showing the advance of the vehicles and the first battles on Russian territory.
According to kyiv, this is the second successful operation to cross the border.
Moscow authorities in the Donetsk region reported yesterday that at least six people were killed and nearly 60 wounded in attacks by the Ukrainian armed forces in the past week.
