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Ukraine war: how Gorbachev’s 1987 INF missile treaty has limited the arsenal available to Putin

Ukraine war: how Gorbachev’s 1987 INF missile treaty has limited the arsenal available to Putin: Thanks to the final Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who has died aged 91, a disarmament treaty has denied Vladimir Putin thousands more missiles which he could have ordered to be used against Ukraine. Russian forces attacking Ukraine have not been …

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Ukraine war: grim spectre of chemical and biological weapons raises fears of Putin’s dirty arsenal

Ukraine war: grim spectre of chemical and biological weapons raises fears of Putin’s dirty arsenal: Would Russia really use chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine? Tereshchenko Dmitry via Shutterstock Warning: this article is accompanied by an image that some readers might find distressing. The United States has issued a stark warning that Russia is preparing …

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