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Russia to Consider UK-France Nuclear Deal in Military Strategy

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia will take onto account in its military planning the UK-France nuclear cooperation agreement, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Thursday.
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On Wednesday the UK government said that France and the UK would sign a declaration stating that the two countries' nuclear deterrents could be "coordinated" while remaining independent.
"All this fits into the general anti-Russian outline of NATO policy, so now, when this kind of interaction is being formalized and put on a stable solid basis, we will take this matter into account not only politically, but also in our military planning," Ryabkov told reporters.
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