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Russia seeks mutual nuclear limits

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Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said Russia would keep New START limits on deployed nuclear arms if the United States did, and warned of countermeasures if Greenland were militarized.

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US not subjecting Russia to similar obligations
The Ukrainian president’s move comes amid pressure by the White House to hold both votes by May 15 or risk losing proposed US security guarantees. ft.trib.al/7CayP4W
February 11, 2026 at 7:54 AM

Reposted by Anne Applebaum

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A U.S. role in both Azerbaijan's nuclear sector as well as helping with Caspian maritime security would be major setbacks for Russia ... Demonstrates major erosion of Russian compellent power although Moscow might count on American lack of follow-through ... x.com/AzeriTimes/s...
The Azeri Times on X: "🇦🇿🤝🇺🇸 just signed a Strategic Partnership Charter, but what’s actually inside it? 👀 It formalizes a long-term, comprehensive bilateral framework moving beyond previous ad-hoc or transactional deals and is described by both leaders as opening "an entirely new phase" or "new https://t.co/2EwYiJAjFf" / X
🇦🇿🤝🇺🇸 just signed a Strategic Partnership Charter, but what’s actually inside it? 👀 It formalizes a long-term, comprehensive bilateral framework moving beyond previous ad-hoc or transactional deals and is described by both leaders as opening "an entirely new phase" or "new https://t.co/2EwYiJAjFf
x.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:25 AM

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As @samagreene.bsky.social points, out, the investments economic agreements Zelenskyy says that Putin is offering the US would be about 5 times the size of Russian GDP www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Zelensky says Russia is proposing huge economic deals with U.S.
The Ukrainian president said the Trump administration was pushing for a June deadline to end Russia’s war.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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NY Times has been announcing the fall of Pokrovsk regularly since mid-2024. Maybe they are right this time, but it would be good practice to admit previous errors.
Russia Nears Capture of Key Ukrainian Towns After Year of Grinding Assaults
Russian troops have advanced at a glacial pace in recent months, but gains in southern and eastern Ukraine could give Moscow an edge in U.S.-mediated peace talks.
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:11 PM
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Watching the rapid advance of U.S. influence in the Caucasus and Central Asia, clear U.S. is using Russia's Ukraine quagmire the way China expanded its position while the U.S. was focused on Iraq. 1/
February 11, 2026 at 2:12 AM