Russia could place powerful strategic nuclear weapons in Belarus, on top of the tactical nuclear warheads Moscow is already planning to deploy there, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said.
— Russia could place powerful strategic nuclear weapons in Belarus, on top of the tactical nuclear warheads Moscow is already planning to deploy there, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said during a national address on Friday.
Lukashenko, who has been asking Putin for nuclear weapons for a while, claimed Belarus needed the weapons because Ukraine's Western allies were planning a coup against him. He baselessly accused Western countries of"preparing to invade" Belarus from Poland and"destroy" it. Belarus is one of Russia's few allies in its war on Ukraine. While the country's military isn't directly involved in the fighting, Belarus helped Russia launch its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, allowing the Kremlin's troops to enter the country from its territory.
Lukashenko said that Minsk and Moscow would make"every effort and use the means to ensure their sovereignty and independence." He specifically accused Poland and its"zealous" Western neighbors of building up the"formation of certain regiments, banners, legions" for a"subsequent coup in Belarus."
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