Russia Rejects Nuclear Test Claims, Offers Dialogue

Imagine two big countries, Russia and the United States, have powerful weapons called nuclear bombs.

The leader of the US, President Trump, accused Russia of secretly testing these bombs underground.

Russia's top diplomat, Mr. Lavrov, said this is not true and they are ready to talk about these concerns.

He explained that Russia hasn't been doing secret tests.

He also suggested they could use special tools that detect shaking in the ground to check if any tests really happened.

Mr. Lavrov mentioned that some smaller types of tests have always been allowed and are not forbidden.

However, he also stated that if any other country with nuclear weapons does a real nuclear test, Russia would do one too.

Russia is waiting for the US to explain more about their accusations.

The two countries also discussed potentially having a meeting between their leaders.