US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken revealed that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is closely monitoring Russia's actions in light of statements about the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, but it is not planning to adjust the status of its forces yet.
Blinken said in an interview with the “Funke” media group, published today (Friday), in response to a question about how NATO would react to the deployment of Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus: “NATO will always take the measures it deems appropriate to protect the territory and ensure the security of the members of the alliance. I am speaking here and saying what the alliance will or will not do.” He added, "What I can say is that we are watching Russia's actions closely, and at present we see no reason to change the status of our forces."
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on March 25 that Moscow and Minsk had agreed to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, at the request of the Belarusian side, as the United States has been doing for a long time on the lands of its allies, adding that Moscow had handed over the Iskander missile system to Minsk. that can carry nuclear warheads. Putin pointed out that the construction of a facility for storing tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of the Republic of Belarus will end on the first of next July.
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