Iran Press/ Europe: The German government condemns the deployment of Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus, deeming the move inconsistent with previous statements by Moscow and Minsk, German Federal Government Deputy Spokesman Wolfgang Buechner said on Friday.
"The transfer of Russian tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, as claimed by (Belarusian President Alexander) Lukashenko, is another transparent attempt at nuclear intimidation by Russia... We strongly reject it," Buechner said at a briefing.
He added that the deployment of Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus contradicts the country's previous statements about agreeing to become a nuclear-weapon-free zone, as well as Moscow's statements that countries should not place their nuclear weapons on the territory of others.
Buechner also said that NATO was fulfilling its obligations not to place nuclear weapons on the territory of the former Warsaw Pact. 219
