Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a gathering of Russian President Vladimir Putin with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on January 22, 2026.
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The Kremlin stated on Wednesday (February 18, 2026) that neither China nor Russia have carried out secret nuclear checks, noting Beijing had denied U.S. accusations that it had completed so.
The US this month accused China of conducting a secret nuclear take a look at in 2020 because it known as for a brand new, broader arms management treaty that might usher in China in addition to Russia.
“We have heard many references to sure checks. Each the Russian Federation and China have been talked about on this regard. Neither the Russian Federation nor China has performed any nuclear checks,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov advised reporters.
“We additionally know that these allegations have been categorically denied by a consultant of the Folks’s Republic of China, so that is the state of affairs,” added Peskov.
U.S. President Donald Trump is urgent China to hitch the U.S. and Russia to barter a substitute pact to New START, the final U.S.-Russian nuclear arms management settlement which expired on February 5.
The treaty’s expiration has fuelled considerations amongst some consultants that the world is on the verge of an accelerated nuclear arms race, although different arms management consultants say such fears are exaggerated.
Printed – February 18, 2026 04:33 pm IST