{"id":5271,"date":"2023-03-26T14:37:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T14:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=5271"},"modified":"2023-03-26T14:37:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-26T14:37:12","slug":"ukraine-calls-for-emergency-un-meeting-on-putins-nuclear-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/brusselsindependent\/ukraine-calls-for-emergency-un-meeting-on-putins-nuclear-program\/2023\/03\/26\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine calls for emergency UN meeting on Putin’s nuclear program"},"content":{"rendered":"

KIEV,<\/span> UKRAINE<\/span> (AP)<\/span> –<\/span> Ukraine’s<\/span> government<\/span> called<\/span> an<\/span> emergency<\/span> UN<\/span> Security<\/span> Council<\/span> meeting<\/span> on<\/span> Sunday<\/span> to<\/span> “counter<\/span> the<\/span> Kremlin’s<\/span> nuclear<\/span> blackmail”<\/span> after<\/span> Russian<\/span> President<\/span> Vladimir<\/span> Putin<\/span> announced<\/span> plans<\/span> to<\/span> deploy<\/span> tactical<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> in<\/span> Belarus.<\/span> bottom.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> official<\/span> said<\/span> Russia<\/span> had<\/span> “taken<\/span> Belarus<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> nuclear<\/span> hostage”.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>However,<\/span> Moscow<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> was<\/span> taking<\/span> the<\/span> move<\/span> in<\/span> response<\/span> to<\/span> increased<\/span> Western<\/span> military<\/span> support<\/span> for<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span> Putin<\/span> announced<\/span> the<\/span> plan<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> television<\/span> interview<\/span> aired<\/span> on<\/span> Saturday,<\/span> saying<\/span> it<\/span> was<\/span> prompted<\/span> by<\/span> Britain’s<\/span> decision<\/span> last<\/span> week<\/span> to<\/span> supply<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> with<\/span> armor-piercing<\/span> depleted<\/span> uranium<\/span> ammunition.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Putin<\/span> has<\/span> argued<\/span> that<\/span> Russia<\/span> is<\/span> following<\/span> the<\/span> US<\/span> lead<\/span> by<\/span> deploying<\/span> tactical<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> in<\/span> Belarus.<\/span> He<\/span> pointed<\/span> out<\/span> that<\/span> Washington<\/span> has<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> in<\/span> Belgium,<\/span> Germany,<\/span> Italy,<\/span> Holland<\/span> and<\/span> Turkey.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cWe<\/span> are<\/span> doing<\/span> what<\/span> they<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> doing<\/span> for<\/span> decades,<\/span> stationing<\/span> them<\/span> in<\/span> certain<\/span> allied<\/span> countries,<\/span> preparing<\/span> the<\/span> launch<\/span> platforms<\/span> and<\/span> training<\/span> their<\/span> crews,\u201d<\/span> he<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ukraine’s<\/span> Foreign<\/span> Ministry<\/span> condemned<\/span> the<\/span> move<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> statement<\/span> Sunday<\/span> and<\/span> demanded<\/span> an<\/span> emergency<\/span> meeting<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> U.N.<\/span> Security<\/span> Council.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cUkraine<\/span> expects<\/span> effective<\/span> action<\/span> to<\/span> counter<\/span> the<\/span> Kremlin’s<\/span> nuclear<\/span> blackmail<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> U.K.,<\/span> China,<\/span> the<\/span> U.S.<\/span> and<\/span> France,<\/span> including<\/span> as<\/span> permanent<\/span> members<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> U.N.<\/span> Security<\/span> Council,<\/span> which<\/span> have<\/span> a<\/span> special<\/span> responsibility<\/span> to<\/span> prevent<\/span> threats<\/span> of<\/span> aggression<\/span> using<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons,\u201d<\/span> the<\/span> statement<\/span> read.<\/span> \u201cThe<\/span> world<\/span> must<\/span> be<\/span> united<\/span> against<\/span> someone<\/span> who<\/span> endangers<\/span> the<\/span> future<\/span> of<\/span> human<\/span> civilization.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Oleksiy<\/span> Danilov,<\/span> the<\/span> secretary<\/span> of<\/span> Ukraine’s<\/span> National<\/span> Security<\/span> and<\/span> Defense<\/span> Council,<\/span> tweeted<\/span> Sunday<\/span> that<\/span> Putin’s<\/span> announcement<\/span> was<\/span> \u201ca<\/span> step<\/span> towards<\/span> internal<\/span> destabilization\u201d<\/span> of<\/span> Belarus<\/span> that<\/span> maximized<\/span> \u201cthe<\/span> level<\/span> of<\/span> negative<\/span> perception<\/span> and<\/span> public<\/span> rejection\u201d<\/span> of<\/span> Russia<\/span> and<\/span> Putin<\/span> in<\/span> Belarusian<\/span> society.<\/span> The<\/span> Kremlin,<\/span> Danilov<\/span> added,<\/span> \u201ctook<\/span> Belarus<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> nuclear<\/span> hostage.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>On<\/span> Saturday,<\/span> Putin<\/span> argued<\/span> that<\/span> Belarusian<\/span> President<\/span> Alexander<\/span> Lukashenko<\/span> has<\/span> long<\/span> asked<\/span> to<\/span> have<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> in<\/span> his<\/span> country<\/span> again<\/span> to<\/span> counter<\/span> NATO.<\/span> Belarus<\/span> shares<\/span> borders<\/span> with<\/span> three<\/span> NATO<\/span> member<\/span> states<\/span> (Latvia,<\/span> Lithuania<\/span> and<\/span> Poland),<\/span> and<\/span> on<\/span> February<\/span> 24,<\/span> 2022,<\/span> Russia<\/span> sent<\/span> troops<\/span> to<\/span> neighboring<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> using<\/span> Belarusian<\/span> territory<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> base.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Both<\/span> Lukashenko’s<\/span> support<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> war<\/span> and<\/span> Putin’s<\/span> plans<\/span> to<\/span> deploy<\/span> tactical<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> in<\/span> Belarus<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> condemned<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> Belarusian<\/span> opposition.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Tactical<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> are<\/span> intended<\/span> for<\/span> battlefield<\/span> use<\/span> and<\/span> have<\/span> a<\/span> short<\/span> range<\/span> and<\/span> low<\/span> power<\/span> compared<\/span> to<\/span> much<\/span> more<\/span> powerful<\/span> nuclear<\/span> warheads<\/span> mounted<\/span> on<\/span> long-range<\/span> missiles.Russia<\/span> maintains<\/span> control<\/span> of<\/span> those<\/span> sent<\/span> to<\/span> Belarus.<\/span> Putin<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> plans<\/span> to<\/span> do<\/span> so<\/span> and<\/span> plans<\/span> to<\/span> complete<\/span> the<\/span> construction<\/span> of<\/span> those<\/span> storage<\/span> facilities<\/span> by<\/span> July<\/span> 1.<\/span> Russia<\/span> keeps<\/span> its<\/span> tactical<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> in<\/span> special<\/span> depots<\/span> on<\/span> its<\/span> territory,<\/span> and<\/span> moving<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> its<\/span> arsenal<\/span> to<\/span> Belarusian<\/span> depots<\/span> will<\/span> bring<\/span> it<\/span> closer<\/span> to<\/span> Russian<\/span> planes<\/span> and<\/span> missiles<\/span> already<\/span> stationed<\/span> there.<\/span> It<\/span> will<\/span> increase<\/span> its<\/span> deployment<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> conflict.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> US<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> would<\/span> “monitor”<\/span> the<\/span> impact<\/span> of<\/span> Putin’s<\/span> announcement.<\/span> So<\/span> far,<\/span> Washington<\/span> has<\/span> “not<\/span> seen<\/span> any<\/span> indication<\/span> that<\/span> Russia<\/span> is<\/span> preparing<\/span> to<\/span> use<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons,”<\/span> said<\/span> National<\/span> Security<\/span> Council<\/span> spokeswoman<\/span> Adrian<\/span> Watson.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In<\/span> Germany,<\/span> the<\/span> foreign<\/span> ministry<\/span> spoke<\/span> of<\/span> “further<\/span> attempts<\/span> at<\/span> nuclear<\/span> blackmail,”<\/span> German<\/span> news<\/span> agency<\/span> DPA<\/span> reported<\/span> late<\/span> Saturday.<\/span> “President<\/span> Putin’s<\/span> comparison<\/span> to<\/span> NATO’s<\/span> nuclear<\/span> engagement<\/span> is<\/span> misleading<\/span> and<\/span> cannot<\/span> be<\/span> used<\/span> to<\/span> justify<\/span> the<\/span> move<\/span> announced<\/span> by<\/span> Russia,”<\/span> the<\/span> ministry<\/span> said.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KIEV, UKRAINE (AP) – Ukraine’s government called an emergency UN Security Council meeting on Sunday to “counter the Kremlin’s nuclear blackmail” after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. bottom. A Ukrainian official said Russia had “taken Belarus as a nuclear hostage”. However, Moscow said it was taking the […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[1,26,276,280,2482],"tags":[1224,2722,1225,2723,1226,2724,1228,2725,1288,2726,1312,1960,2710,2711,2715,2716,2717,2718,151,2719,177,2720,933,2721],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/ukun.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5273,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5271\/revisions\/5273"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}