According to White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, the US has not seen any evidence of Russia moving nuclear weapons, despite Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of plans to deploy them in Belarus. Kirby stated that the situation is being closely monitored, but there is currently no reason to change the US’s stance on strategic deterrence. The announcement has prompted Kyiv to seek an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, while NATO condemned the statement as “dangerous and irresponsible.” Keep up with the latest developments in Ukraine through the online broadcast “Kommersant.” The article was written by Maria Fedotova.
The US sees no sign that Russia has moved nuclear weapons, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said. On March 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.
“We have not seen any indication that he has kept that promise or moved any nuclear weapons,” Mr. Kirby said in an interview with CBS’s Face the Nation (quoted by AFP). The US is monitoring the situation daily, the White House official added, but so far there has been “nothing that would cause us to change our own position of strategic deterrence.”
Kyiv, following the statement of the President of the Russian Federation, announced that it was seeking to convene an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council. NATO called Moscow’s statement “dangerous and irresponsible.”
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As tensions continue to rise between Russia and the US, the world watches with bated breath as President Putin’s announcement of tactical nuclear weapon deployment in Belarus is closely monitored. The White House has stated that there has been no indication of any such movement, but the situation remains highly volatile. Ukraine has called for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, and NATO has condemned Moscow’s statement as “dangerous and irresponsible.” As events continue to unfold, stay up-to-date with the latest news on this developing story through our online broadcast “Kommersant.”