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Why Putin is talking nukes before Trump summit on Ukraine

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Why Putin is talking nukes before Trump summit on Ukraine

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Prior to a summit with US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested a potential new nuclear weapons deal as part of broader peace efforts. With the summit focused on Ukraine, Putin, facing pressure from Trump to end the conflict, sees a new arms control treaty as leverage against further US sanctions and a way to improve US-Russia relations. Putin has repeatedly emphasized Russia's nuclear arsenal throughout the Ukraine war, using it as a strategic tool to position Russia as an equal to the US on the world stage.

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