On December 10, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed that an unofficial meeting of the big nuclear five—China, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, and Russia—had taken place on December 4 in Dubai. This revelation comes at a time when the specter of a nuclear conflict looms larger than it has in decades, raising urgent questions about the state of global security and the prospects for peace in an increasingly fragmented world.

The United States will start deploying long-range fire capabilities in Germany in 2026 in an effort to demonstrate its commitment to NATO and European defense, the United States and Germany said in a joint statement on Wednesday.

The situation around the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty was the central topic of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting with the Russian Security Council, News.Az reports citing TASS.