Russia And Belarus, Once again they go hand in hand. On this occasion, they took an important step for Minsk. bunker Russian tactical nuclear weapons on its territory. The architects of the signature were the owners of the Defense portfolio of both countries, Sergei Shoigu And Victor Jrenin respectively, which met in the capital of Belarus this Thursday. “in the context of a To climb extremely strong threat and activity of joint nuclear missions NATO, we have to take retaliatory measures in the military-nuclear field‘ said the Russian Minister Shoigu.
“Some of the Belarusian planes have been converted for contingencies. use of nuclear weapons. The army surrendered appropriate education”Added Shoigu. Iskander-M tactical-operational missile system, only conventional warheads, but also nuclear and had previously been delivered to Belarus. He reminded that this initiative belongs to the relevant high commanders and that “assignment works are organized”. Russia’s non-strategic nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus”.
His Belarusian counterpart, Jrenin, defended the initiative, stating that “the deployment of non-strategic nuclear weapons is a threat.” effective response He also said they hope the deployment of these weapons will make their (Western) leaders think that any further escalation of the situation in the region is unacceptable. .
Support for the “little brother” from Moscow
Dmitry Peskov of Russia, given the possibility of any popular uprising against Lukashenko, Moscow would come to the rescue. His words were exactly as follows: “Naturally, Russia has an obligation. Ensuring the security of BelarusAnd if a clear threat arises, of course we will.” Already in 2020, during the anti-fraud and pro-democracy protests, Russia has helped Lukashenko politically and has been supporting the country financially for years. This link makes him lighter than any applied to Russia. but it has also made it the target of Western sanctions that have done a lot of damage to its economy.
Although nuclear weapons will be on Belarusian soil, Moscow will retain control of them. “Russia does not transfer nuclear weapons to the Republic of Belarus: control of them and the decision to use them rests with the Russian side,” Shoigu stressed. This measure is similar to what the US has implemented in Italy, Germany and other countries. NATO, which houses U.S. atomic missiles.
Good understanding between Moscow and Minsk is nothing new. Just in March, the presidents of their respective countries, Vladimir Putin and Aleksánder Lukashenko, announced an agreement for the deployment of nuclear weapons in the country, and this Thursday they went even further. At the beginning of the Russian offensive in Ukraine, the tacit support of Belarus was of key importance, since Russian troops entered the north of Ukraine from its territory in the direction of the country’s capital, Kiev.
This Belarusian opposition in exile It sees its homeland as a kind of soft hub for the Kremlin and lobbies in European capitals to boost the sanctions regime to fuel instability within Belarus. Specifically, he demands the initiation of an international criminal case against President Lukashenko. rail freight traffic and set his release as a condition for his removal. political prisoners in Belarusian prisons. Moscow is closely monitoring the progress of the president’s health, but political analysts linked to the opposition believe that the Kremlin is already preparing a new one: Natalya KochanovaChairman of the Council of the Republic, the upper house of the Belarusian Parliament.