Russia plans to pull out of nuclear test ban treaty, envoy says
Russia's top lawmaker, Vyacheslav Volodin, then said the State Duma lower house of parliament would swiftly consider if there was a need to take such action.
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the National Defence Control Centre in Moscow, Russia December 26, 2018.(photo credit: SPUTNIK/MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/KREMLIN VIA REUTERS)ByREUTERS