Vladimir Putin announced today that Russia is scrapping the last of its chemical weapons

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The move has been hailed as an historic event and comes some three years ahead of schedule.

Following the announcement, President Putin slammed the US on Russian TV complaining that America had not fulfilled its own obligations to destroy their chemical weapons.

He said: "Unfortunately the US is not observing the deadline for disposing of its chemical weapons. They have pushed the date back three times, citing a lack of funding. This, frankly, sounds strange."

President Putin called on other nations to follow suit.