Organization calls Russian president “irresponsible”‘Ukraine calls for “effective measures” from UN
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) spokeswoman Oana Lungescu considered the “nuclear rhetoric” russian how “dangerous and irresponsible” in a statement published this Sunday (26.Mar.2023). The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, announced on Saturday (March 25) that will deploy nuclear weapons in Belarusa former Soviet republic that shares borders with Russia and Ukraine.
Putin’s speech was considered a warning to NATO countries, which provide military support to Ukraine. Lungescu stated that the organization is “vigilant” and monitoring the situation closely, committed “in protecting and defending” all your allies. The statement was published on his profile on twitter.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine published official position on Putin’s announcement demanding that UN countries take “effective measures to curb nuclear blackmail,” especially the United Kingdom, China, France and the United States – the 4 have a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, alongside the Russians.
“Russia’s nuclear rhetoric is dangerous and irresponsible. NATO is vigilant and we are closely monitoring the situation. We haven’t seen any changes in Russia’s nuclear posture that would cause us to adjust ours. We are committed to protecting and defending all NATO allies”, says the spokeswoman in the statement.
“Russia’s reference to NATO nuclear sharing is wholly misleading. NATO allies act with full respect for their international commitments. Russia is consistently suspending its participation in the initial new treaty. Russia must again comply and act in good faith”, he completes.
Putin compared the decision to deploy nuclear weapons to measures taken by the United States. “There’s nothing new here: the US has been doing this for decades. They’ve had their tactical nukes long positioned in their allies’ territory.” said in a statement broadcast by Russian state TV. According to the president, a storage facility will be completed by July 1st.
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Russia invaded Ukraine in February last year. Part of the troops from Moscow entered the country attacked by Belarus, which also borders NATO members –Poland, Lithuania and Latvia– and Russia itself.
So far, despite the close military relationship between the allies, Belorussian troops have not formally fought in Ukraine.
In June 2022, on a visit to Minsk, Putin had already told his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, that he would supply missile systems to transport nuclear weapons to the country.
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