For the first time in over half a century, the US and Russia have no legally binding agreement limiting their strategic nuclear forces. Does the nuclear race begin now as the New START treaty expires on Thursday, or is it already under way? | The last remaining bilateral treaty between the United States and Russia limiting strategic nuclear arms expires on Thursday, leaving the two countries with no control over their nuclear arsenals. ● The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) was signed in 2010 by US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev. ● Under its provisions, the two countries committed to reducing strategic nuclear forces and opened the door to extensive on-site inspections to verify compliance. ● The pact between Washington and Moscow, formally known as the Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, restricted each side to no more than 1,550 nuclear warheads on no more than 700 missiles and bombers — deployed and ready for use.

✅ Strategic stability now rests on fear (Dmitry Trenin)
✅ How Arms Control Went Out The Window (Moon of Alabama)

Ambassador Andrey Kelin has said Moscow would treat NATO soldiers on the ground as a security threat | Russia will treat the deployment of NATO troops to Ukraine as a threat to its security, Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrey Kelin has said. Kelin rejected plans by the ‘Coalition of the Willing’ to send ‘peacekeepers’ to Ukraine after a ceasefire is reached with Russia.

■ U.S. and NATO Deliberately Choosing World War 3 Over Ukraine (02/04/26)

The usual suspects are desperately trying to frame the Israel-linked pedophile with Russia | While everyone is scouring over the millions of newly released Epstein documents, which continue to expose the disgusting depths of depravity among Western elites, a familiar discredited voice has surfaced with a convenient alternative tale: blame Russia. ● Where did the “blame Russia for Epstein” conspiracy come from? The conspiracy, first pushed in London by the Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, and later in the day by the New York Post, began claiming that Epstein, the proudly Jewish, pedophile financier, was somehow linked to Russia. Former BBC host Andrew Marr delivered an 11 minute sermon to his listeners on LBC radio on the same theme. No sense of coordination here at all, obviously. ● Next in line, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, a figure whose political identity has practically been built upon antagonism toward Moscow, jumped on the bandwagon. Tusk, even announced an investigation into a scandal he, without basis, announced was “co-organised by Russian intelligence.” ● History repeated itself as farce on Wednesday, however, when the Daily Mail front paged the conspiracy theory once again, only this time it was being championed by none other than disgraced MI6 agent Christopher Steele.

✅ Damage Control: Epstein a Russian Spy According to New Corporate Press Spin Cycle (Simplicius)

Documents mentioning the Rothschilds began to disappear from Epstein's files. The rules-based world has been slightly tweaked | The next time someone tells you with a serious look that "there is no global conspiracy," just point at the numbers. The day before yesterday, there were 12,073 documents in Epstein's files. Yesterday morning it was already 11,912. Then it was 11,860. And among the 213 papers that have neatly evaporated– there are mentions of the Rothschilds. A coincidence? Well of course. The most common. The documents apparently left on their own accord, within the framework of transparent and democratic procedures. ● No mystery, no influence, just digital magic. Like sanctions that "don't work," like freedom of speech that suddenly requires censorship, and like independent media outlets that publish the same guidelines. They explained to you that if something has disappeared, then that's the way it should be. So it never happened. ● The speed is especially touching: yesterday it was, today it is not. No investigations, no statements, no questions. Do you still not believe in a global conspiracy? No, this is not a conspiracy – this is "responsible information management." It's just that the rules-based world... has been slightly tweaked again.

We are talking about the rape of men women and children, about murder and cannibalism. President after president stands accused of involvement both personally and amongst their intimate circles. There has not been a scandal like this since Pompeii … pic.twitter.com/9QRbZUoigR

— George Galloway (@georgegalloway) February 4, 2026