Russia Signals Intent to Quickly Revoke Ratification of Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

Russia's State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin attends a military parade on Victory Day, in Red Square in central Moscow on May 9, 2022. Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

MOSCOW—Russia indicated on Friday that it was moving swiftly towards revoking its ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) after President Vladimir Putin held out the possibility of resuming nuclear testing.

Mr. Putin said on Thursday Russia’s nuclear doctrine did not need updating but that he was not yet ready to say whether or not Moscow needed to resume nuclear tests.