The event comes only days after the first long-range test of a Poseidon “doomsday torpedo,” which the submarine was designed to carry.

The United States is intensifying military and diplomatic pressure on Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, testing Moscow’s ability to defend its most important Latin American ally amid stretched resources and global tensions.

Russia remains in constant contact with Venezuela over tensions in the Caribbean, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying on Tuesday.

But for most of its 16-year history, the BRICS has not positioned itself in opposition to the United States and its allies. Several BRICS members have even been close U.S. partners. Washington has built a strong trade relationship with Brazil,

President Trump’s post raises technical questions about how and if the United States could “immediately” return to nuclear testing, and political considerations about the signaling behind nuclear testing and who would benefit most from a return to testing.

Xi meeting and a string of international summits this fall will show that Putin did not just gamble the Russian economy with his war in Ukraine but also his country’s relevance.

Russia is still awaiting U.S. clarification of President Donald Trump's remarks on resuming nuclear testing, TASS state news agency cited Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying late on Tuesday.

Russia notified the United States in advance about the exercises of its strategic nuclear forces, including the deployment of the latest Burevestnik missile. This was announced on October 27 by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.

It is claimed to be just an "adjustment" and stated that it is "not a sign of reduced commitment" to the Alliance. However, the decision marks the path the country intends to follow in the immediate future.

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia will help China overtake the United States as the world's biggest producer of nuclear power, the chief of Russia's Rosatom state nuclear corporation said in comments broadcast on state TV on Wednesday after talks in Beijing.

Russia has issued a strong warning to the United States, threatening a potential military response if tensions in Greenland continue to rise. The alert follows the recent docking of a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine in Iceland and the growing American naval and aerial presence across the Arctic,