In March, Putin publicly announced that Russia would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus and said that the deployment plan would be carried out this summer. At the time, some believed that Putin was only intimidating the United States and NATO, and that he would not actually deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus. However, recent information suggests that Putin is not only walking the talk, but that tactical nuclear ** is already officially in place in Belarus. And at the Eurasian Economic Union summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, Belarusian leader Lukashenko revealed that nuclear ** had arrived and deployed to Belarus as early as October. Although the exact location of the deployment and the number of nuclear weapons are still kept secret, the move has caused a series of opposition voices at home and abroad.
China firmly opposes Putin's deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus. China has always advocated opposing the proliferation of nuclear weapons and opposing the use of nuclear weapons for blackmail, because if every country follows such a practice, the world will be plunged into endless panic. China fears that if Putin is allowed to deploy nuclear weapons on the doorstep of NATO countries, the United States and other countries will also deploy nuclear weapons around Russia, triggering a new round of nuclear arms race and even creating tensions similar to the "Cuban Missile Crisis". Despite the uncapped strategic relationship between China and Russia, China is still unable to support Putin's move. In any case, Putin's actions are already a fact, and we will look at this issue from the point of view of the position.
China has always upheld its firm stance of opposing the proliferation of nuclear weapons. As a permanent member of the UN Security Council, China has always been committed to promoting the global nuclear disarmament process and actively participated in multilateral nuclear non-proliferation negotiations. In the face of Putin's move to deploy nuclear ** in Belarus, China strongly expressed its opposition and believed that it would pose a serious threat to regional peace and stability.
As China's neighbor, Russia is an important strategic partner and neighbor of China. The two sides have maintained close cooperative relations and have extensive cooperation and exchanges in the economic, political, and military fields. However, the deployment of nuclear weapons is a major decision involving regional stability, so China has expressed a clear opposition to Putin's actions.
When discussing the issue of Putin's deployment of nuclear ** in Belarus, we cannot ignore the deployment of US nuclear ** in Europe. Before Putin's decision, the United States had deployed a large number of nuclear weapons in five countries and six bases in NATO member countries. These countries include Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Turkey. What is even more worrying is that the United States is trying to glorify this deployment as an act of "shared nuclear **" in an attempt to cover up the irresponsibility of the United States in terms of nuclear ** proliferation. In addition to these five countries, the United Kingdom, as a nuclear ally of the United States, also has submarine-launched nuclear weapons. And the Trident missiles carried by British nuclear submarines were purchased from the United States. In addition, Poland has recently called on the United States to deploy nuclear ** on its territory.
In response to this, Putin referred to the deployment of US nuclear ** in Europe, considering the move not surprising. The United States has been carrying out nuclear ** deployments in Europe for many years, why can't it be done here in Russia?Putin believes that the United States is innocently imposing pressure on other countries for its hegemonic behavior, but Russia is not afraid of the United States and will retaliate with a tooth for tat. In response to Putin's response, we can say that he did it unequivocally and stood on a certain moral height.
Summing up the above points, we can evaluate Putin's actions to deploy nuclear ** in Belarus at two levels.
From a standpoint, China firmly opposes the proliferation of nuclear weapons and expresses strong dissatisfaction with Putin's actions. This is in line with China's long-standing principle of nuclear non-proliferation and is also necessary for maintaining regional peace and stability. No matter how close the strategic relationship between China and Russia is, China cannot support Putin's deployment of nuclear ** on the doorstep of NATO countries.
From a practical point of view, Putin's actions are a way to respond to the US nuclear deployment in Europe. There is no doubt that the United States has developed an established system for the deployment of nuclear weapons in Europe, and it is trying to cover up its actions by glorifying the rhetoric of shared nuclear weapons. Putin's deployment of nuclear ** in Belarus can be seen as a measure of response and self-defense.
To sum up, we cannot simply judge Putin's actions on moral and value terms, because the context and complexity of the matter are far beyond our imagination. We should pay more attention to the fundamental settlement of the nuclear issue and the global nuclear disarmament process, and at the same time strive to maintain regional peace and stability. Only in this way can the earth become a truly peaceful homeland free of nuclear weapons.