Russian President Vladimir Putin said that on July 1, 2023, the construction of a storage facility for tactical nuclear weapons will be completed in Belarus. He said this in an interview he gave to the TV channel. “Russia 24”.
The Russian president noted that the Russian Federation did not hand over nuclear weapons to Belarus, but the United States has been doing it for ten years – it will deploy it in Belarus and train military personnel in Europe, like the United States.
“They have allies in certain countries and aircraft carriers are being trained, their crews are being trained. We will do the same. This is exactly what Alexander Grigoryevich (Lukashenko) wanted,” said Putin.
The Russian leader noted that the President of Belarus has long raised the issue of deploying tactical nuclear weapons of the Russian Federation in his country. Putin added that the reason for meeting with Lukashenko was the statement by British Deputy Defense Minister Annabelle Goldie that London plans to supply depleted uranium charge to Ukraine.
“It is connected to nuclear technology in one way or another. Even out of the context of these events, this statement Alexander Grigoryevich has long raised the question of the deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus, ”added Putin.
Vladimir Putin said earlier. I couldn’t imagineFor the United States military to inspect the nuclear facilities of the Russian Federation.