Putin says Russia is ramping up its nuclear arsenal — and is open to security talks with NATO states
Russia is ready to hold security talks with NATO states, President Vladimir Putin said Friday, while affirming Moscow's intentions to ramp up the national nuclear arsenal. Referencing security in the Eurasian region, Putin on Friday said the Kremlin is "ready for a broad international discussion of these key, vital issues — both with our colleagues in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the CIS, the EAEU, BRICS, and with other international associations — European and NATO states, including," according to a Google-translated report by Russian state news agency Tass. "Naturally, when they are ready for this," the Russian president added, speaking during a meeting with military university graduates. Earlier in the day, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov had sig
