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Russia's Belarus nuclear threat shows "empty promises" of China statement: Stoltenberg

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during NATO foreign ministers meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, 05 April 2023. North Atlantic Council will focus Sweden and Indo-Pacific partners. OLIVIER MATTHYS/Pool via REUTERS

Russia's announcement that it will station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus shows that a Russia-China joint statement days earlier amounted to "empty promises", NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's announcement came just days after Russia and China jointly declared countries should not deploy nuclear weapons outside their borders, Stoltenberg told a news conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels.

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