Although Vladimir Putin announced on Saturday that Russia had reached an agreement with Belarus to station tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of the neighboring country, the White House said there was “no indication” that Moscow was preparing to deploy nuclear weapons in Ukraine, Sky News reported. mentioned.
US officials “continue to monitor the situation” but see no reason to “change their nuclear strategic position.” “We remain committed to NATO’s collective defense,” the White House said in a statement.
Ukrainian official: Installing Russian tactical nuclear weapons would destabilize Belarus
Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDCO) on Sunday believes that the installation of Russian tactical nuclear weapons would destabilize Belarus by intensifying the negative perception and rejection of Russia and Vladimir Putin in Belarusian society as much as possible. Moreover, according to Danilov, the Russian president is “taking hostage the neighboring country” with this step.
Putin said on state television that Russia’s deployment of tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of a neighboring country does not violate the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. He added that the United States has also installed nuclear weapons on the territory of its European allies.
According to Putin, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has long raised the issue of deploying tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, which borders Poland. The Russian President confirmed that the Russian and Belarusian governments agreed on the decision.
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