2023-04-17 08:14:55
From left to right: Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service Enrique Mora, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, German Foreign Minister Annalena Burbock and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tayani on April 17, 2023 at the G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Karuizawa, Japan. Photo: Reuters
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Yoshimasa Hayashichairing the meeting, expressed the opinion that the decision to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus “will lead to a further escalation of the situation.”
In addition, in addition to condemning the statement of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin on the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, the G7 foreign ministers reaffirmed the unacceptability of Russia’s irresponsible nuclear rhetoric.
Recall that on March 25, the President of Russia Vladimir Putin said that Moscow and Minsk had agreed to place tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus, which he had “begged for a long time” Alexander Lukashenko. According to the President of Russia, the construction of a special storage facility for these weapons will be completed by July 1, 2023.
In his message to the Belarusian people on March 31, Lukashenka said that, if necessary, Putin could introduce strategic nuclear weapons into Belarus.
“And they must understand this, the scoundrels who are abroad today are trying to blow us up from inside and outside. We will stop at nothing to defend our countries, our states and our peoples,” Lukashenka said. “Let’s at least force them to reckon with our people if they don’t understand another language.”
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