2023-06-14 23:56:33
(CNN) – The White House told CNN that there is no indication that Russia is preparing to use a nuclear weapon, in response to allegations by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russia, that his country will reach it “within a few days” of weapons. Russian tactical nuclear.
U.S. officials have not seen any movement of nuclear weapons inside Russia that would indicate their transfer to Belarus, an indication, U.S. officials say, that Lukashenko’s statement is “a continuation of the provocative statements.”
“We have seen the comments and will continue to monitor their implications,” a spokesperson for the US National Security Council said in a statement to CNN. “We saw no reason to adjust our nuclear posture, nor any indications that Russia is preparing to use a nuclear weapon.”
Last month, Russian media reported that an agreement had been concluded between Russia and Belarus to store tactical nuclear weapons in a private facility in Belarus.
Russian President Vladimir Putin made a request to Belarus in March “as the United States has been doing for a long time on the lands of its allies,” and construction of the facilities was due to be completed by July 1.
“For Belarus, this is yet another example of its president making irresponsible and provocative choices to relinquish control of Belarusian sovereignty once morest the will of the Belarusian people,” the US spokesperson said.
He continued, “For Russia, this action once once more highlighted Putin’s daring hypocrisy. We all remember that one of his claims to start his brutal invasion of Ukraine was to prevent Ukraine’s threat to take back the nuclear weapons it voluntarily gave up. However, today it is Putin who lays down weapons.” nuclear weapons on the territory of a neighboring country.
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