President Vladimir Putin has accused the United States of raising the risk of nuclear war by threatening to spurn a key arms control treaty and refusing to hold talks about another pact that expires soon.In a news conference that lasted more than three hours, Putin also backed US President Donald Trump’s decision to pull troops out of Syria, said British Prime Minister Theresa May had no choice but to implement Brexit and that Western democracy was under serious strain.The annual event, the 14th of its kind, is used by Putin to burnish his leadership credentials and send messages to foreign …read more
Source: Gulf times
