Matviyenko called Macron’s words about the deployment of nuclear weapons cynical

The words of French President Emmanuel Macron about the inadmissibility of deploying nuclear weapons in countries that do not possess them are “another cynicism.” This statement was made by the Speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko on the air of the Russia-1 TV channel, answering questions from journalist Pavel Zarubin.

“Another cynicism. Why did they place nuclear weapons in Europe, contrary to all previously signed documents? Including Germany and their plans for locating in Poland,” she said (quote according to TASS).

According to Matviyenko, Macron’s statement is a manifestation of double standards. She stressed that the decision to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus “does not contradict any international obligations of Russia in this case.” “It is not for Macron to tell us how to be friends with Belarus, how to cooperate and how to protect our security,” the speaker of the Federation Council also emphasized.

Earlier today, the French President, following a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, said that Paris is opposed to the deployment of nuclear weapons in countries that do not possess them. Macron also ruled out the possibility of using nuclear weapons in the conflict in Ukraine.

Commenting on the words of the French leader, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko urged “reduce [все ядерное оружие] in one heap and destroy.

March 25 Russian President Vladimir Putin declared on the completion of the construction of a storage facility for tactical nuclear weapons (TNW) in Belarus by July this year. The head of state noted that Moscow is not transferring nuclear weapons to Minsk, but is doing what the United States has been doing for many years – deploying tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of allies and training their pilots in handling them.

In the Kremlin tied up deployment of nuclear weapons with NATO expansion towards Russian borders. On April 4, Finland joined the alliance.