As Russia increasingly raises the level of the ‘nuclear threat’ in the Ukraine war, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman expressed concern about the situation on the 18th (local time), and a response at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) level was needed. urged that
According to Reuters, Deputy Secretary Sherman said at the Arms Control, Disarmament, and Non-Proliferation Conference on Arms Control, Disarmament, and Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction held in Washington, DC, hosted by the US State Department, that the United States has been concerned about the possibility that Russia might use nuclear weapons in the war with Ukraine. revealed
“It is very important to keep an eye on it,” he said at the NATO level.
Deputy Secretary Sherman pointed out that Russia is threatening nuclear stability around the world, citing President Putin’s declaration to suspend participation in the New START, a nuclear disarmament treaty, and remarks on the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, as examples.
In this situation, Deputy Secretary Sherman repeatedly emphasized unity and response at the NATO level. Deputy Secretary Sherman said the US would continue to share information with NATO members.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, who also attended the meeting, also condemned President Putin’s announcement of plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, which made the war in Ukraine serious, dangerous and irresponsible.
He stressed that NATO is watching very closely what Russia is doing.
In March, President Putin said, “The two countries agreed to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, and the nuclear weapons storage facility will be completed by July,” raising concerns in the international community.
Belarus, a strong ally of Russia, shares borders not only with Ukraine but also with NATO members Poland, Latvia and Lithuania.
Since the late 1990s, Russia and Belarus have pursued the establishment of an allied state, and have been forming close political, economic and military cooperation.
Source: Donga
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