VIENNA (AP) — The United States and Russia have both recently threatened to resume nuclear testing, alarming the international community and jeopardizing a global norm against such tests. Experts say these threats from the world’s two largest nuclear powers put pressure on nonproliferation efforts and endanger global peace and security.

Key Points and Summary – Vladimir Putin’s high-profile visit to India comes as Donald Trump’s tariffs and tilt toward Pakistan sour U.S.–India ties. -Narendra Modi is deepening energy and defense deals with Moscow and posturing as “neutral” on Ukraine.

The Kremlin said on Friday that Russia and the United States were making progress in peace talks on Ukraine and that Moscow was ready to continue working with the current U.S. team.

In negotiations over Ukraine, European officials say President Trump’s team has positioned the U.S. as an independent arbiter rather than the leading voice of NATO.

Russia is engaged in genocide by abducting Ukrainian children, several U.S. senators said and heard during a hearing in Washington on Wednesday.

Economic and military pressures could force Russia’s hand. Its economy is strained but not enough to do that, analysts say. And President Vladimir V. Putin says Russia is winning the war.

By Francois Murphy VIENNA, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Ukraine wants "real peace, not appeasement" with Russia, its foreign minister said on Thursday at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe,

The probability of changing educational class was 52-53% in China compared to 45-46% in Russia, but roughly 68-81% of China's mobility and 57-68% of Russia's came from structural change rather than exchange mobility. At the steady state, Russia shows greater educational mobility, at about 42%, than China, which tracked at 19-27%.

Europe is in a state of decline. In 1980 the European Union, which then included the United Kingdom, represented roughly 30% of the world economy. The U.S.’ share was smaller, about 25%. Today the American share of the pie is about the same at 26%.

NEW DELHI (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday at an annual summit and agreed to diversify mutual economic ties, as the United States presses India to revise its decades-old partnership with Russia.