Blinken affirms that the US sees “no indications” that Russia will use nuclear weapons

Washington sees no reason to make changes to its nuclear policy

June 16 () –

The Secretary of State of the United States, Antony Blinken, has assured this Friday that Washington sees no reason to make changes in its nuclear policy because there are no “indications” from Russia that it will use weapons of this type.

Blinken has indicated in a press conference with the Foreign Minister of Singapore, Vivian Balakrishnan, that at the moment there is “no indication” that Russia is going to use such weapons. In addition, he has reiterated that the United States will defend “every inch” of the territory of the Atlantic Alliance.

“And as for Belarus itself, this is just another example that (its president, Alexander) Lukashenko has been making irresponsible and provocative decisions to cede control of the country’s sovereignty against the will of the Belarusian people,” he added, he added. picked up by .

His words come after Putin has confirmed the deployment of a first battery of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus and has said that he does not want to resort to this type of weapon, something that he has described as “negative”, although he has clarified that it only they will be used in case of “threat to the integrity, independence, sovereignty and existence of the Russian state”.

“Nuclear weapons have been created to guarantee our security in the greatest sense, but talking about this already reduces the possibility that they will not be used,” he clarified before emphasizing that “this need does not exist.”

Last week, Putin announced the deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus starting July 7 as part of a petition by Lukashenko himself, who called for the “tactical” and “deterrent” presence of this type of arsenal, following “the example of United States and its allies.