{"id":46866,"date":"2023-05-16T21:32:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T18:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/russias-plan-to-deploy-nukes-in-belarus-just-a-statement-belarusian-envoy\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"russias-plan-to-deploy-nukes-in-belarus-just-a-statement-belarusian-envoy","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/46866\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia\u2019s plan to deploy nukes in Belarus \u201cjust a statement\u201d \u2013 Belarusian envoy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>May 16, <span>BPN.<\/span><\/b> Belarus\u2019 envoy to the United Nations has said that his country has not taken any practical steps to host tactical nuclear weapons on its territory, despite Russia\u2019s announcement of such plans in March.<\/p>\n<p> Valancin Rybako\u016d said that the announcement was \u201cjust a statement\u201d and that any decisions on the issue would be made by Belarus\u2019 government, not by any foreign government. But he added that&nbsp;Belarus has the right to defend itself against threats and challenges.<\/p>\n<p> A Lithuanian diplomat criticized Belarus for supporting Russia\u2019s aggression against Ukraine and becoming more \u201cintegrated into Russia\u2019s military plans.\u201d He said Russia\u2019s intention to deploy tactical nukes in Belarus violated the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, which guaranteed Ukraine\u2019s security in exchange for giving up its nuclear arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>Vladimir Putin had said Russia would station&nbsp;tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus without breaking its own non-proliferation obligations. He said Russia would do&nbsp;the same as the United States, which keeps&nbsp;nuclear weapons in some of its allied countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 16, BPN. 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