Kremlin: Nuclear deployment to Belarus is response to NATO expansion
Moscow said it would keep a close eye on any NATO military deployments to Finland and respond accordingly.
By REUTERS
The Kremlin on Wednesday defended its decision to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, rejecting criticism of the move by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the US-led transatlantic alliance was the one expanding towards Russia, not the other way round, and therefore Moscow had to take steps to defend its own security. Stoltenberg said on Wednesday that Russia's move belied a recent joint Russian-Chinese statement that said countries should not deploy nuclear weapons outside their borders.
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Moscow said it would keep a close eye on any NATO military deployments to Finland and respond accordingly.
By REUTERS
The Kremlin on Wednesday defended its decision to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, rejecting criticism of the move by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the US-led transatlantic alliance was the one expanding towards Russia, not the other way round, and therefore Moscow had to take steps to defend its own security. Stoltenberg said on Wednesday that Russia's move belied a recent joint Russian-Chinese statement that said countries should not deploy nuclear weapons outside their borders.
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