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Moscow has warned Donald Trump against resuming the testing of nuclear weapons when he takes office, saying it would “not rule anything out” in response to US aggression. Sergei Ryabkov, Russia’s deputy foreign minister who oversees arms control, noted that Mr Trump refused to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty during his first term. Referencing this refusal, Mr Ryabkov said: “American policy in its various aspects is extremely hostile to us today.” “So the options for us to act in the interests of ensuring security and the potential measures and actions we have to do this - and to send politically...

US President-elect Donald Trump did not send an invitation to Russian President Vladimir Putin for his inauguration in January, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed. "No, he didn’t send an invitation," the spokesman said, News.Az reports, citing Russian media. Previously, the CBS News TV channel reported citing its sources that Trump invited Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the inauguration. The Chinese embassy in Washington has not yet confirmed this report to TASS. According to the TV channel, several high-ranking foreign representatives are expected to attend the ceremony, potentially including Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.