On the issue of nuclear weapons deployment in Belarus, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called for focus on President Vladimir Putin’s statement in an interview with VGTRK correspondent Pavel Zarubin.
The previous day, Russian Ambassador to Minsk Boris Gryzlov declarationThat nuclear weapons in Belarus will be moved to the western borders of Belarus.
Commenting on Ambassador Gryzlov’s words, Peskov said, “I suggest you focus on the statements Putin made in his interview with Zarubin.”
21 March British Deputy Defense Secretary Annabelle Goldie reportedThe UK will supply depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine.
In response to this statement, Putin declarationHe said Russia plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. According to the president, on July 1, 2023, the construction of a storage facility for tactical nuclear weapons will be completed in the republic. The head of the Russian Federation noted that the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has long raised the issue of the deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons in his country.