The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanded an end to the politicization of the NPT issue and noted that Russia and Belarus fully comply with the provisions of the Treaty. area Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
“We reaffirm our commitment to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, contribute to its strengthening and oppose attempts to politicize it,” the message said.
On March 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. According to him, this step “would not violate the promise of non-proliferation”, since Moscow did not hand over its nuclear weapons to Minsk. The President also stated that the construction of a storage facility for tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus will be completed by July 1, 2023.
Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton He insisted The United States will plant tactical nuclear weapons in South Korea.
Bolton said the redeployment of US tactical nuclear weapons would supposedly help reassure South Koreans.