Russia halts US inspections of its nuclear arsenals
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The Russian Foreign Ministry claimed that the freeze is temporary and allowed by the pact ‘in exceptional cases’.
Russia has announced a freeze on US inspections of its nuclear arsenals under a pivotal arms control treaty, claiming that Western sanctions have hampered similar tours of US facilities by Russian monitors.