“Psaki obviously distorts facts by saying that US nuclear weapons in Europe ‘remain under US control at all times and are never transferred to other countries.’ In reality, the so-called joint nuclear missions of NATO envisage the participation of European non-nuclear member states in joint nuclear planning and skills training,” Lukashevich said in a statement posted on the ministry’s website.
Under the treaty that entered into force in 1970, nuclear powers are banned from handing over the control of nuclear weapons to any recipient, whether directly or indirectly.
Moscow has repeatedly voiced concern over US violations of the non-proliferation treaty.
In early March, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the unilateral actions of the United States and its allies undermined the outlook of reaching a world free of nuclear weapons.