Neither Russia nor China carried out any nuclear tests, Kremlin says

Earlier this month, the US accused Beijing of conducting a secret nuclear test in 2020 as it called for a new, broader arms control treaty that would include both China and Russia.

"We have heard many references to certain tests. Both the Russian Federation and China have been mentioned in this regard,” state news agency Tass reported, citing Peskov.

“Neither the Russian Federation nor China has conducted any nuclear tests,” he added.

Peskov rejected the US claims and underlined that Chinese representatives have also categorically denied the allegations.

Last week, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian US rejected the accusation, saying the US “has no factual ground at all.”

“The US has kept distorting and vilifying China’s nuclear policy as part of its political manipulation to seek nuclear hegemony,” Lin told reporters in Beijing.