The agreement signed this Friday looks, among other things, at the possible use of nuclear weapons in the event of an external threat.
The presidents of Russia and Belarus, Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko respectively, signed a treaty this Friday with mutual security guarantees, which, among other things, considers the possible use of nuclear weapons in the event of an external threat.
The two leaders sealed this new commitment after a meeting in Minsk. As Putin has emphasized, the text contains “mutual obligations” aimed at “guaranteeing the defense, protecting the sovereignty, independence and constitutional order” of the two neighboring countries, for which “all available forces and resources” would be required. can be deployed.
Russia, which has already deployed tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus after beginning its military invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, also plans to send Oreshnik missiles to Belarusian territory, a new ballistic projectile that Russian forces have already tested in their offensive against Ukraine. and that Moscow wants mass production.
Lukashenko has publicly asked Putin to also deploy these missiles in Belarus after the “success” of the missile in Ukraine. His Russian counterpart has taken up the gauntlet and has even set a date for this deployment, which he considers possible in the second half of 2025, according to statements collected by the Interfax news agency.
Source: EITB
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