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Russia conducts nuclear drill after Trump-Putin summit postponed

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Russia on Wednesday carried out a major nuclear readiness exercise following the postponement of a planned summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. The drill involved launches of "Yars" intercontinental ballistic missiles from Plesetsk, a "Sineva" missile from a submarine in the Barents Sea and nuclear-capable cruise missiles from Tu-95MS strategic bombers. According to Kremlin officials, all operations were completed successfully, demonstrating Moscow's strategic capabilities amid heightened tensions with NATO.

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