Sputnik International
By Ilya Tsukanov
January 3, 2022
The statement comes in an atmosphere of heightened global tensions – including fears of a conflict between Russia and NATO over Ukraine, and the US and China in the Indo-Pacific.
Russia, the United States, China, France and Britain “consider the avoidance of war between Nuclear-Weapon States and the reduction of strategic risks as [their] foremost responsibilities” and confirm that their nuclear weapons are not targeting one another, the five countries said in a joint statement published Monday.