Russian President Vladimir Putin's statement on the deployment of nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus drew criticism from the German government.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the Russian leader is making "

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The Foreign Ministry also recalled that earlier Belarus made a number of international statements that it undertakes not to place nuclear weapons on its territory..

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At the same time, despite the threats of the Russian president, the Pentagon found no evidence that Russia is preparing to use nuclear weapons..

This is not the first time Putin has resorted to nuclear blackmail.. In January, Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg warned that Russian nuclear threats were unacceptable and contrary to international law..

In 2017, the UN approved the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), which does not allow states to allow foreign nuclear weapons into their territory.. This agreement has been ratified by 92 countries.. Among them there are no Russia and Belarus, as well as the USA, France and other NATO countries.