The Kremlin stressed that Russia is not preparing for nuclear tests.

According to TASS on November 6, Russian President Vladimir Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov answered a question from TASS about whether the Kremlin agrees with the view that the world is now further away from nuclear war than during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Peskov stated that it is important to understand Russia's intentions, not to begin preparing for nuclear tests now, but rather to assess whether such preparations are necessary.

"President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed that Russia remains committed to fulfilling all its obligations under the comprehensive nuclear test ban. And we are keeping our commitments. However, taking into account everything that deputies mentioned at the meeting of the Russian Security Council, President Putin instructed that the feasibility of starting such preparatory activities should be considered. This means that Russia is not starting preparations for nuclear tests immediately. First, we are trying to determine whether it is necessary to start such preparatory activities, based on what we are hearing from the United States. It is important to understand this clearly and to understand the intentions of the Russian Federation," the Kremlin spokesperson emphasized.

Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov said on November 5 that the United States conducted exercises in October to practice a preemptive nuclear strike against Russia.

"Washington regularly conducts strategic offensive exercises. The most recent exercise, Global Tender 2025, which I want to emphasize focused on preemptive nuclear missile strikes on Russian territory, took place in October of this year," Minister Belousov stated at a meeting of the Russian Security Council chaired by President Putin.

The Russian Defense Minister noted that the actions of the United States clearly show they are actively building strategic offensive weapons. Belousov believes that Washington's potential abandonment of the nuclear test moratorium could be a step that undermines the global strategic stability system.