In Bulgaria, said about the need for negotiations between Russia and Ukraine

"It's time to sit down at the negotiating table, including with the participation of all interested parties, including the UN, the European authorities and other organizations," TASS quoted her as saying.

Thus, Yotova commented on the statement of Russian leader Vladimir Putin about Russia's decision to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.

According to her, more weapons lead to unpredictable decisions that "in practice threaten a serious war."

Earlier, Putin said that Russia had already transferred to Belarus the Iskander complex, capable of being a carrier of nuclear weapons.

The head of the foreign policy service of the European Union, Josep Borrell, said that the EU is ready to impose new sanctions in the event that Russia deploys tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.

He called Belarus' deployment of Russian nuclear weapons "an escalation and a threat to European security."