Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Ryabkov said American policy is "extremely hostile" toward Russia.

After the US and Russia tested a nuclear bomb in the 1990s, Russia signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 1996 and ratified it in 2000.

Russia's point man for arms control cautioned Donald Trump's incoming administration against resuming nuclear testing, saying Moscow would keep its own options open.

Moscow has warned Donald Trump against resuming the testing of nuclear weapons when he takes office, saying it would “not rule anything out” in response to US aggression.

One of Vladimir Putin’s ministers warned Donald Trump that Russia would not be “ruling anything out” when it came to nuclear testing once the president-elect is in office. Post-Soviet Russia has not tested their nuclear weapons since 1990 while the US last tested in 1992.

Russia, with 5,580 warheads, and the United States, with 5,044, are by far the world's biggest nuclear powers, holding about 88% of the world's nuclear weapons, according to the Federation of American Scientists. China has about 500 warheads.

Moscow signals potential responses on nuclear testing as it faces a challenging international climate and what it calls an extremely hostile American policy under Trump's administration. Following discussions of a U.

Is the world nearing a nuclear showdown? Russia has issued a dire warning to the U.S., raising concerns about the future of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has called U.

Russia rebuffed incoming U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, while saying it’s ready to hold negotiations on a long-lasting peace agreement to end almost three years of war.

Ukraine was granted permission to fire Western long-range missiles at Russian military targets a month ago, but it has since slowed their use due to a shortage of missiles. The missile strikes have had limited success,