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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Dan Peleschuk

NATO criticises Putin for 'dangerous and irresponsible' nuclear rhetoric

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the checkpoint Vilcha on the border with Belarus, in Ukraine September 8, 2020. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

NATO on Sunday criticised Vladimir Putin for what it called his "dangerous and irresponsible" nuclear rhetoric, a day after the Russian president said he planned to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.

Putin likened the move on Saturday to the U.S. stationing its weapons in Europe, while insisting that Russia would not violate its nuclear non-proliferation promises.

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