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A | MOSCOW -- The lower house of Russia's parliament on Wednesday gave its final approval to a bill revoking the ratification of a global nuclear test ban treaty, a move Moscow described as putting it on par with the United States.The State Duma lawmakers voted unanimously to revoke the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in the third and final reading on Wednesday. The bill will now go to the upper house, the Federation Council, which will consider it next week. Federation Council lawmakers have already said they will support the bill. The legislation was introduced to parliament following a statement from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who warned earlier this month that Moscow could revoke its 2000 decision to ratify the treaty to “mirror” the stand taken by the United States, which has signed but not ratified the nuclear test ban.The treaty, adopted in 1996, bans all nuclear explosions anywhere in the world, although it has never fully entered into force. In addition to the U.S., it is yet to be ratified by China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, Israel, Iran and Egypt.There are widespread concerns that Russia could resume nuclear tests to try to discourage the West from offering military support to Ukraine. Many Russian hawks have spoken in favor of a resumption.Putin has said that while some experts have talked about the need to conduct nuclear tests, he hasn’t yet formed an opinion on the issue.Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said last week that Moscow will continue to respect the ban and will only resume nuclear tests if Washington does so first.。 London, Oct 15 (UNI) Environmental activists threw tomato soup over Vincent van Gogh’s over $80 million worth 'Sunflowers' painting at the London’s National Gallery, in their latest “direct-action” stunt targeting works of art.

The gallery said on Friday the protesters caused “minor damage to the frame but the painting is unharmed”. The National Gallery on its website says the signed painting from 1888 was acquired by the gallery in 1924.

Just Stop Oil aims to end UK government involvement in oil and gas and has mounted a series of high-profile protests.

London’s Metropolitan Police said its officers arrested two protesters from the group for criminal damage and aggravated trespass.

The two after they “threw a substance over a painting” at the gallery on Trafalgar Square, glued themselves to a wall just after 11 am, social media videos showing the footage have gone viral.

Police said they had unglued the protesters and taken them to a central London police station.

The National Gallery said the two protesters “appeared to glue themselves to the wall adjacent to Van Gogh’s Sunflowers” and threw a “red substance” at the painting. The room was cleared of visitors and police called, it added.

After glueing themselves to the wall, one of the activists shouted: “What is worth more, art or life?” The activist group said the painting has an estimated value of $84.2 million.

“Are you more concerned about the protection of a painting or the protection of our planet and people?” she asks.

In the video, someone can be heard yelling “oh my God” as the soup hits the canvas, and another person shouts “Security?” while soup drips from the frame onto the floor.

Just Stop Oil said in a statement its activists threw two cans of Heinz Tomato soup over the painting to demand the UK government halt all new oil and gas projects.

It later tweeted that the protest’s message was “Choose life over art”.

“Human creativity and brilliance is on show in this gallery, yet our heritage is being destroyed by our Government’s failure to act on the climate and cost of living crisis,” the group said.

The gallery called the works “among Van Gogh’s most iconic and best-loved works”.

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