Russia's parliament moves to suspend New START nuclear treaty

Russia's parliament moved on Wednesday to suspend Moscow's participation in the New START treaty, as officials lined up to blame the United States and the West for the breakdown of the last remaining nuclear pact between Washington and Moscow, Report informs, citing Reuters.

Putin announced the suspension in a major national address on Tuesday, as US President Joe Biden vowed to keep supporting and standing up for Kyiv as the first anniversary of Russia's "special military operation" in Ukraine approaches on Friday.