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Russia to suspend role in last remaining nuclear accord with U.S.

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivering his state of the nation address
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivering his state of the nation address (AN/Sergei Karpukhin/TASS)

Russia will stop participating in the New START nuclear arms treaty with the United States that obliges the two nations to reduce and limit their forces.

Russian President Vladimir Putin made the announcement in a state of the nation address Tuesday in which he accused NATO of helping Ukraine strike Russian air bases with drones. The air bases host some of its nuclear forces' strategic bombers.

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