WARSAW, Feb 22 — US President Joe Biden was due to meet eastern European leaders today to discuss support for Ukraine, while President Vladimir Putin held talks with China's top diplomat in Moscow.
In a state of the nation address, Putin also accused the West of escalating the conflict and announced Moscow would suspend participation in the New START nuclear arms treaty with Washington. The 80-year-old leader had a day earlier made a surprise visit to Kyiv, his first since the invasion began and just days before the war's one-year anniversary.
Meanwhile in Moscow, Putin met Wang Yi, who is on the last stop of a European tour during which he met Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. Putin's decision to suspend participation in New START was met with widespread international condemnation, though Russia's foreign ministry later said Moscow would continue to comply with the treaty's restrictions in a"responsible approach".
Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the move meant that"the whole arms control architecture has been dismantled".When the Kremlin launched its Ukraine offensive, the so-called"special military operation" was planned to be a rapid conquest leading to capitulation and the installation of a pro-Russian regime.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »
Source: theSundaily - 🏆 25. / 51 Read more »
Source: malaysiakini - 🏆 20. / 51 Read more »
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »
Source: malaysiakini - 🏆 20. / 51 Read more »