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Added on the 09/06/2023 22:11:50 - Copyright : Euronews EN
The United States denounces "loose talk" on nuclear weapons after Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow would only use an atomic weapon in response to an enemy strike. Declining to respond directly to Putin, State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters, "We think any loose talk of nuclear weapons is absolutely irresponsible." SOUNDBITE
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow. IMAGES
The EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warns that Belarus could start hosting Russian nuclear weapons after a "very dangerous" decision at a referendum to drop the country's non-nuclear status. SOUNDBITE
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow as all eyes are on Putin's next move as Moscow announced he will oversee a weekend drill of "strategic forces" -- ballistic and cruise missiles. IMAGES
Footage released by Moscow show S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems arriving in Belarus, as Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu is in Minsk for talks with strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko and troop inspections ahead of the joint drills scheduled later this month. IMAGES
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urges allies to deliver "more weapons to drive Russian forces off our land", in a meeting of Kyiv's backers at the US Ramstein air base in Germany. SOUNDBITE