Members of its Security Council UN most of them today expressed their concern about the risk of nuclear proliferation during the meeting on Announced by Moscow, the development of “tactical” nuclear weapons in Belarus, which the West has unequivocally condemned.

“Here we are delivering an additional blow to the arms control architecture, to strategic stability in Europe and to peace and security at the international level,” French Ambassador Nicolas de Rivière said during a meeting requested by Ukraine.

“Let’s be clear, no other country has called for the use of nuclear weapons in this conflict, no country threatens Russia’s sovereignty,” British Deputy Ambassador James Cariuki said.

The Russian statement “is a new attempt at intimidation and coercion. Haven’t caught it yet and never will. We will continue to support her efforts. Ukrainian for self-defence,” he added.

While France, the US, Britain and other members of the Council strongly condemned Moscow’s statement, some expressed concern about the possible proliferation of nuclear weapons.

“You can’t cure evil with evil,” said Brazilian Ambassador Ronaldo Costa Filho.

OUR Russia cited NATO’s “nuclear sharing” policy, mainly by stationing US nuclear weapons in Europe, to justify his deal with Belarus, a position he reiterated in the Security Council today.

“Reacting to a nuclear sharing agreement by placing weapons in a non-nuclear state is also a violation of the obligations under the TNP,” the Brazilian ambassador said, condemning “a leveling that does not guarantee the safety of anyone, regardless of who took the first step.”

“On March 25, the Russian Federation announced that it had reached an agreement with Belarus on the deployment of its non-strategic nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus. When it comes to issues related to nuclear equipment, I want to be clear: all states should avoid any action that could lead to escalation, misunderstanding or misjudgment,” said UN High Commissioner for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu.

As for her China, this country called for “the abolition of agreements on the division of nuclear weapons.” “We call for the renunciation of the deployment of nuclear weapons abroad by any nuclear power, and we call for the withdrawal of nuclear weapons that have been deployed abroad,” Chinese Deputy Ambassador Geng Shuang said, without naming any country.

Source: APE-MPE-AFP.