Russian upper house approves de-ratification of nuclear test ban treaty

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via video link at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia October 20, 2023. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

(Reuters) - The upper chamber of the Russian parliament on Wednesday approved a law withdrawing Moscow's ratification of the global nuclear test ban treaty, the final stage before it goes to President Vladimir Putin for signing.

The Federation Council approved the law by 156 votes to zero.

(Reporting by Filipp Lebedev; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)