00:16Russia: Moscow and Minsk agree on number and location of nuclear weapons in Belarus – Lukashenko
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that Moscow and Minsk had agreed on the location and number of nuclear warheads on his country’s territory, while speaking to Pavel Zarubin's TV show 'Moscow. Kremlin. Putin' on the Rossiya-1 channel on Thursday.
"I will not talk about numbers, deployment. We've agreed on the deployment of nuclear weapons - where, how many warheads. There had to be a decision, and the decision is made by the president of Russia. He made it - exactly as he promised," the Belarusian leader said.
On Thursday, Belarusian Defence Minister Viktor Khrenin claimed the deployment of the weapons could be an effective response to the 'aggressive' policies of unfriendly states, during a bilateral meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu in Minsk.
The ministers also signed documents defining the procedure for maintaining the Russian nuclear weapons in a special storage facility in Belarus.
Back in March, President Vladimir Putin announced the agreement with Lukashenko to deploy the tactical nuclear weapons in the country.
Putin claimed the move, similar to what he said the US had been doing 'for decades’ would not violate international obligations. John Kirby, the US National Security Council (NSC) co-ordinator for strategic communications, said Russia was engaging in 'irresponsible rhetoric' regarding the possible use of nuclear weapons.
00:16Mandatory credit: 'Moscow. Kremlin. Putin' TV-Show, Rossiya 1 TV Channel
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that Moscow and Minsk had agreed on the location and number of nuclear warheads on his country’s territory, while speaking to Pavel Zarubin's TV show 'Moscow. Kremlin. Putin' on the Rossiya-1 channel on Thursday.
"I will not talk about numbers, deployment. We've agreed on the deployment of nuclear weapons - where, how many warheads. There had to be a decision, and the decision is made by the president of Russia. He made it - exactly as he promised," the Belarusian leader said.
On Thursday, Belarusian Defence Minister Viktor Khrenin claimed the deployment of the weapons could be an effective response to the 'aggressive' policies of unfriendly states, during a bilateral meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu in Minsk.
The ministers also signed documents defining the procedure for maintaining the Russian nuclear weapons in a special storage facility in Belarus.
Back in March, President Vladimir Putin announced the agreement with Lukashenko to deploy the tactical nuclear weapons in the country.
Putin claimed the move, similar to what he said the US had been doing 'for decades’ would not violate international obligations. John Kirby, the US National Security Council (NSC) co-ordinator for strategic communications, said Russia was engaging in 'irresponsible rhetoric' regarding the possible use of nuclear weapons.