"AUKUS does not prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told journalists, Report informs.
"This alliance creates tension, and a new stage of the armament race begins," he said.
AUKUS is a trilateral security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, announced on 15 September 2021 for the Indo-Pacific region.
nder the pact, the US and the UK will help Australia to acquire nuclear-powered submarines.[3]