Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that he will deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus. But Putin also assured that the deployment would not violate the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The two countries signed the agreement after talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukoshenko. Putin also stated that Russia is doing the same thing in Belarus as the US is deploying nuclear weapons in its allies. There is nothing new in this. This is what America has been following for centuries. Putin’s statement that the United States deploys strategic nuclear weapons in allied countries. He added that there will be no policy violations on the part of Russia.
Belarus has 10 aircraft capable of carrying nuclear weapons. No further information has been released about the nuclear deployment zone and its procedures. The process is expected to be completed by July. Training for this will start from the beginning of April. This is the first time since 1990 that Russia has deployed nuclear weapons outside the country.
At the same time, the US Department of Defense said it is closely monitoring Russia’s actions. The US responded that it did not consider any threat in Putin’s announcement. There is no current scenario of nuclear weapons deployment. The US defense spokesperson said that a decision will be taken after assessing the situation. The United States has also stated that it is committed to ensuring the security of the NATO alliance. According to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Arms Control Board, more than 100 US nuclear weapons are deployed at six sites in five countries in Europe. Putin’s move comes after Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s request for more help from NATO allies. Ukraine accused Russia of holding Belarus hostage by deploying nuclear weapons. Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, said the move was the beginning of the country’s internal instability.
English Sammury: Russia to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus
