Moscow (EFE)
“If necessary, we (with Russian President Vladimir) Putin will decide and introduce here, if necessary, strategic nuclear weapons,” the Belarusian president said during his annual address to the National Assembly.
According to Lukashenko, “scoundrels” abroad “should understand this” and not try to destabilize the situation.
“We will stop at nothing when it comes to defending our countries and our peoples,” he added, referring to Moscow and Minsk.
In this sense, he insisted that his country will defend its independence and sovereignty by all means, including nuclear weapons.
“We will preserve and guarantee sovereignty and independence by all possible means, including the nuclear arsenal,” Lukashenko told 2,500 parliamentarians, officials and diplomats gathered at the Palace of the Republic in Minsk.
prepared infrastructure
The Russian president announced last week an agreement with Belarus, his biggest ally during the war campaign in Ukraine, for the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons on its territory.
According to Putin, on April 3 the training of the Belarusian military will begin and on July 1 the underground silo will be built to house said weapons.
At first, he assured that the trigger for this decision was the British plans to supply Kiev with depleted uranium ammunition, although he later admitted that the US has been doing the same thing for decades in Europe and that the Belarusian leader had asked him on numerous occasions. occasions.
Lukashenko, for his part, assured this Friday that the necessary infrastructure to house tactical nuclear weapons is already ready in Belarus.
“I would like to specify that all the infrastructure has been created and is ready,” he stressed.
Regarding the possibility of hosting strategic nuclear weapons, Lukashenko advocated the restoration of infrastructures for the deployment of “Topol” strategic ballistic missiles.
Still, he asserted that Minsk has more options to defend its territory than nuclear weapons and will resort to “all methods” at its disposal only in the event of a threat of destruction.
