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Russia and the United States are discussing holding talks on strategic nuclear weapons for the first time since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine, Russian newspaper Kommersant said on Tuesday, citing four sources familiar with the discussions.

The two countries have a treaty on nuclear arms reduction that is still in effect but inspections under the treaty and bilateral talks on strategic stability have been frozen since Russia began its military campaign in Ukraine.

The talks may take place in the Middle East, the paper said, adding that Moscow no longer saw Switzerland, the traditional venue, as sufficiently neutral after it imposed sanctions on Russia over Ukraine.