# Russian diplomat warns AUKUS development could undermine Asia-Pacific stability

https://mins.news/en/item/64189

- TASS, 2026-09-18 12:14 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2189657

> Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Andrey Belousov warned that further development of the AUKUS security partnership between Australia, the UK and the US could trigger a new arms race and undermine stability in the Asia-Pacific and beyond. He said the activity points to fairly clear prospects of nuclear weapons emerging in Australia and could enable Canberra to join joint nuclear-mission practices similar to NATO’s.

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