Swiss urgent action to reduce all risks associated with nuclear weapons – WORLD

Urgent action by Switzerland to reduce all risks associated with nuclear weaponsSwitzerland called for “immediate action to reduce all risks associated with nuclear weapons” after Russia announced the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.The Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this on its Twitter account. “Based on reports that Russia is planning to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, Switzerland is calling for urgent action to reduce all risks associated with nuclear weapons,” the statement says. Stressing that a nuclear war cannot and should never be won, the post also called for avoiding tensions. President of Russia Vladimir Putin On March 25, he announced that tactical nuclear weapons would be deployed in Belarus: “We will do this without violating our international non-proliferation obligations.” NATO and the European Union (EU) reported that they consider Russia’s decision to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus “irresponsible”, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry also demanded an extraordinary meeting of the UN Security Council in connection with Putin’s decision.