MOSCOW, Russia — President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that developing Russia’s nuclear forces was now an “absolute priority” following the expiry of its last remaining nuclear treaty with the US. “The development of the nuclear triad, which guarantees Russia’s security and ensures effective strategic deterrence and a balance of forces in the world, remains an absolute priority,” Putin said in a video message. READ: With Trump mum, last US-Russia nuclear pact set to end His speech came on Russia’s “Defender of the Fatherland Day,” a holiday that is an occasion for military pomp and Kremlin-sponsored patriotism. Putin vowed to keep […]... Keep on reading: Putin says developing Russia's nuclear forces 'absolute priority'