The Kremlin said there was no instruction to start preparing nuclear tests.

Russian President Vladimir Putin did not give instructions to start preparing nuclear tests, first we need to understand whether Russia needs to do this. This was announced on November 9 by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

"The President did not give instructions to start preparations. First we need to understand if we need to do this. This must be a very serious, well-founded, verified decision. That's what our specialists will be doing now," Peskov said.

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