Russia Says Risk of Nuclear Conflict at Highest Level in Decades

(Reuters) —
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov attends the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 2. (REUTERS/Denis Balibouse)

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday that the probability of a nuclear conflict was at its highest level in decades, Russian news agencies reported.

He also said there could be no talk of secret or open negotiations with Washington on restoring the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty, which Russia pulled out of in February.

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