Russia To House Nuclear Weapons In Neighboring Belarus, Putin Says

In a approach he compared to U.S. nuclear installments in NATO nations, Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to transport tactical nuclear weapons to Belarusian storage facilities and possibly install them there later.

According to the Financial Times, Russia is constructing storage facilities for the arms that are anticipated to be prepared on July 1. Since the beginning of the war, Lukashenko has permitted Belarus to act as a scaffolding area for the Soviet invasion of Ukraine.

In remarks on Saturday, Putin stated that he was transferring the nuclear weapons to Belarus in response to Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus ,’ s long-standing request to thwart NATO. Additionally, he claimed that the action goes against the United Kingdom’s decision to send armor-piercing shells to Ukraine that contain depleted uranium.

According to Putin, Moscow may continue to be in charge of the nuclear arsenal.

First of all, the US has been doing this for years, Putin said.” There is nothing different about this.” They” placed their tactical nuclear weapons in six different NATO allies in Europe.” We have agreed to carry out the same action, without, I emphasize, going against our responsibilities to prevent global non-proliferation.

In some nations, tactical nuclear weapons are prepared, the delivery systems are set up, and the crew are trained. We intend to carry out the same action ,” he continued.

The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine requested an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council in response to the Soviet moving. Ukraine urged council members to take immediate action to halt the nuclear danger.

The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine stated in a statement that” Ukraine expects practical things to store the Kremlin’s nuclear coercion.” ” We demand that the U.N. Security Council hold an extraordinary meet for this purpose right away.”

Officials in the U.S. remain skeptic that Putin may definitely carry out a nuclear strike, but Russia’s action appears calculated to the that the conflict in Ukraine could turn into one. John Kirby, a spokeswoman for the U.S. National Security Council, stated that while the White House is keeping an eye on Russia’s activities, it has no reason to think that Moscow will use nuclear weapons.

Kirby stated on Sunday that” we have not seen any evidence that he has fulfilled this promise or moved any nuclear weapons behind.” ” In fact, we haven’t seen any evidence that he has any plans to employ nuclear weapons inside Ukraine.”

How few tactical nuclear weapons Putin intends to keep in Belarus is unknown. The United States estimates that Russia’s existing nuclear arsenal contains about 2,000 of these explosives.