Polish President Andrzej Duda said his country would be ready to host the nuclear weapons of NATO's other members; this comes in response to Russia's movement of nuclear weapons to Belarus.
Poland’s president says the NATO member would be ready to host the nuclear weapons of the military alliance's other members in response to Russia’s moving its nuclear weapons to neighboring Belarus. President Andrzej Duda made the comments in an interview published Monday in the Fakt tabloid.
Russia has 'recently relocated its nuclear weapons to Belarus,' Duda said, in a reference to Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko's announcement in December. 'If there were a decision by our allies to deploy nuclear weapons within the nuclear sharing also on our territory in order to strengthen the security of NATO's eastern flank, we are ready,' Duda said. He said Poland is aware of its obligations within the 32-member alliance that includes the United States.
Seven members of the alliance have dual-capability aircraft that can carry conventional bombs or nuclear warheads and are available for use should such a strike be needed. Poland is a staunch supporter of neighboring Ukraine as it fends off Russia's full-scale invasion, now in its third year.
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