Russia will withdraw tactical nuclear weapons (TNW) from the territory of Belarus if the West stops seeking to undermine the security of Moscow and Minsk. This statement was made by the director of the second department of the CIS countries of the Russian Foreign Ministry Alexei Polishchuk.
The diplomat recalled that Russian nuclear weapons on the territory of the republic serve as a deterrent for the West in order to secure the allied state. “A hypothetical withdrawal of Russian tactical nuclear weapons from the territory of Belarus will be possible only if the United States and NATO abandon their destructive course of purposefully undermining the security of Russia and Belarus,” Alexey Polishchuk told RIA Novosti.
He clarified that the Russian Federation is waiting for the complete withdrawal of the US nuclear arsenal in Europe back to US territory. In addition, all relevant infrastructure in European countries must be eliminated.
Earlier, Moscow and Minsk agreed on the deployment of nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus, recalls RT. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons will begin in early July.Reedus“. The Russian leader later said that part of the nuclear weapons has already been transferred to the republic.
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2023-07-31 04:26:00
