 Nuclear powers discuss reducing global war risks in the midst of the Ukraine conflict Russia and the US froze bilateral discussions on strategic stability and arms control however the dialogue unexpectedly resumed and included three more official nuclear powers China the UK and France in addition to Russia and the US on February the 2nd to the 3rd Dubai held a working meeting of delegates from the nuclear five countries ministries of foreign affairs while the event is unlikely to have produced any ground breaking results experts believe its relevance should not be ignored the two-day meetings in Dubai were not made public on the condition of anonymity Russian commissant sources close to the diplomatic departments of the five nuclear weapons states confirmed the meeting in Dubai but did not reveal any details however in a statement issued following the Paris conference the five countries vowed to use the working group as a platform to continue exchanging ideas on nuclear doctrines and strategic risk reduction experts believe the significance of such a meeting in the current climate should not be understated the nuclear five are a striking example of the long-term viability of multilateral frameworks despite the legally binding treaty Russia and the United States have ceased to meet the US and China cannot reach an agreement on a bilateral dialogue the five countries diplomatic relations continue senior researcher in the weapons of mass destruction program at UNI DIR Andre Baklitsky told according to him major breakthroughs from the meeting are unlikely however it makes it possible to preserve lines of communication at a working level that if needed may be easily moved up to state leaders the experts said