Putin announced that he would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, and the Pentagon and the White House responded quickly.

　　[Global Network Reporter Li Lushan] According to the Tass news agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin said earlier that Moscow decided to deploy its tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus at the request of Minsk. The Pentagon news department issued a statement on this matter on the 25th local time, saying that the US government has no intelligence information indicating that Russia has the intention to use nuclear weapons, and there is no reason to adjust the deployment of US nuclear forces.

　　According to the report, the White House also issued a similar written statement saying, "We have seen reports about Russia’s announcement of this news and will continue to pay attention. At present, we don’t see any reason for us to adjust our strategic nuclear posture, and there is no indication that Russia is preparing to use nuclear weapons. We are still committed to (maintaining and strengthening) NATO ‘ Collective defense ’ " .

　　According to the report, since Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, senior representatives of the US government have been repeating this statement and commenting on some Russian decisions related to nuclear weapons.

　　According to RIA Novosti, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that at the request of Belarusian President Lukashenko, Russia and Belarus have agreed to deploy tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus. Russia will start training relevant personnel on April 3, and will complete the construction of storage facilities for tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus before July 1. Putin said that Russia has helped Belarus to re-equip 10 fighter planes capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons, and Russia has also transferred a certain number of iskander missile systems capable of carrying tactical nuclear warheads to Belarus. However, he did not disclose the specific time of deploying tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.

　　Putin stressed that the above decision does not mean that Russia will hand over nuclear weapons to Belarus. He said that the United States has been deploying tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of its allies for decades, and Russia is doing the same thing as the United States and does not violate its commitment to non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.