Nuclear
🇺🇦 Ukraine criticizes the 30-year-old nuclear disarmament deal that promised security assurances but failed to deliver. The country is now actively seeking an invitation to join NATO.
🇺🇸 White House national-security adviser Jake Sullivan stated that the US will not return nuclear weapons to Ukraine, confirming that the option is not under consideration.
🇷🇺 A senior Russian diplomat states the possibility of resuming nuclear tests by Moscow remains an open question due to hostile U.S. policies.
🇮🇷 European and Iranian diplomats met to discuss potential talks on Iran’s nuclear programme ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January.
🇬🇧 UK’s foreign spy chief accuses Russia of waging a “staggeringly reckless campaign” of sabotage in Europe while increasing nuclear threats to deter support for Ukraine.
🇮🇷 European and Iranian diplomats meet to discuss serious talks aimed at defusing regional tensions, including Tehran’s disputed nuclear program, ahead of Donald Trump’s potential return to the White House.
🇷🇺 Putin warns that Russia would use all available weapons against Ukraine if Kyiv acquires nuclear arms.
🇺🇸 US intelligence assesses that the risk of a nuclear attack remains unlikely, despite Putin’s warnings. The decision to allow Ukraine to use American weapons deeper into Russia has not heightened this risk, according to five informed sources.
🇷🇺 Russia continues efforts to deploy its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, part of its strategic nuclear arsenal, on combat duty, according to state news agency TASS.
🇺🇦 G7 foreign ministers reaffirm support for Ukraine and condemn Russia’s “irresponsible and threatening nuclear rhetoric.”
🇷🇺 Kremlin calls Western discussions about arming Ukraine with nuclear weapons “absolutely irresponsible,” according to spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
🇮🇷 Iran to hold nuclear talks with three European powers on Nov. 29 in Geneva, following a U.N. atomic watchdog resolution against Tehran.
🇰🇵 Kim Jong Un accuses the US of escalating tensions, stating the Korean peninsula faces unprecedented risks of nuclear war, according to KCNA.
🇷🇺 Russia warns that a new U.S. missile defense base in Poland raises nuclear danger. In response, Warsaw states that threats from Moscow reinforce the need for stronger NATO defenses.
🇷🇺 Russia has fired an intercontinental ballistic missile in an attack on Ukraine, marking the first known use of such a powerful, nuclear-capable weapon in the conflict. The missile has a range of thousands of kilometres.
🇷🇺 Putin approves a new nuclear doctrine, lowering the strike threshold amid conventional attacks. International reactions include warnings from the EU and UK about nuclear escalation, while Turkey emphasizes self-defense measures.
🇹🇷 President Erdogan at G20 states Russia must take steps to protect itself amid concerns over lowered nuclear strike thresholds. He urges NATO to carefully review Russia’s statements.
🇷🇺 Kremlin states the Russia-US hotline designed to ease crises is currently not in use, amidst rising nuclear tensions and the highest strains between Russia and the West in decades.
🇬🇧 PM Keir Starmer affirms support for Ukraine amid “irresponsible” nuclear threats from Russia. He remains undeterred by President Putin’s lowered threshold for nuclear strikes.
🇺🇸 The White House announced the US will not change its nuclear posture in response to Russia lowering its threshold for a nuclear strike, stating it was not surprised by the decision.