Russia Proposes Talks with US Amidst Nuclear Testing Accusations
MOSCOW – โฃRussian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov โคoffered Wednesday, November 12, 2025, to engage in dialogue withโค the United States to address allegations of secret nuclear weapons testing, as reported by AFP. The offer comes after former U.S.President โคDonald โขTrump publicly accused Russia and China of โconducting clandestine nuclear tests earlier this month, โขpromptingโฃ heightened tensions between the nations.
The accusations, made during a CBS โคNews interview following Trump’s abrupt cancellation of planned โคtalks with President Vladimir Putin regarding the war in Ukraine, have spurred Russia to reiterate its commitment to transparency while simultaneously โdefending its right toโค weapons testing. With Russiaโ and the United States collectively possessing roughly 85% of โthe world’s nuclear warheads – totaling approximately 8,000 deployed and stored โwarheads, according to โขthe Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) – clarifying thes claimsโค is critical to maintaining global stability and preventing miscalculation.
Lavrov stated Russian willingness to discuss โคthe “suspicions raised by our โAmerican colleagues” with U.S.officials, as relayed โby Russian state media. He emphasized that Russia routinely tests its weapons systems, but denies conductingโฃ secret nuclear weapons tests. Lavrov further suggested โคthe U.S. could verify Russia’s claims through the global seismicโค monitoring system.
“Other tests, both subcritical, and those without a nuclear chain reaction, and carrier tests, haveโ never been prohibited,” lavrov added.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry peskov confirmed that Russiaโข has yet to receive official clarification from the U.S. regarding the specifics ofโข the allegations. “Soโ far, no clarification has been given by our American colleagues,” โPeskov toldโ reporters. The offer of dialogue signals a potential path toward de-escalation and aโข renewed focus on arms control discussions between the two nuclear powers.
