Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged the UN Security Council to convene over Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus
MOSCOW, March 26 – RIA Novosti. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine He insisted Against the background of information about the plans of the Russian Federation to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, call an extraordinary meeting of the UN Security Council.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow and Minsk had agreed to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus without violating international obligations. Putin announced that Russia did not hand over its nuclear weapons to Belarus, which the United States has been doing for ten years. According to him, the construction of a storage facility for tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus will be completed on July 1.
The United States has reacted to Russia’s plans to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus.
“For this purpose, we demand to immediately call an extraordinary meeting of the UN Security Council,” Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on its website.
The ministry described the declaration of intent to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus as a provocative step.
“We urge the countries of the Group of Seven and the European Union to warn the Belarusian authorities of the far-reaching consequences for Belarus if Russia agrees to accept tactical nuclear weapons on its territory,” the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said.
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Source: Ria
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