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Lukashenko: A call to Putin is enough to use nuclear weapons
6/14/2023 7:53 am
Belarus will have Russian nuclear weapons in the country in just a few days, says ruler Lukashenko, citing a slightly different timetable than the Kremlin boss previously. Although control remains with Russia, it would be easy to agree to an operation.
The ruler in Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, has threatened the West with the use of nuclear weapons. In the event of war, he could call Russia’s President Vladimir Putin at any time, Lukashenko said on Russian television. “What’s the problem, coordinating such a punch? That’s not a question at all.” He went on to say that Belarus is now ready to receive the warheads, adding: “It could only be a few days before we get what we asked for and even a bit more.”
Putin announced in March that Russian nuclear weapons would be stationed in Belarus, but said plans to place the weapons “will be completed by July 7 or July 8.” The deployment of nuclear weapons will then begin. However, these remained under Russia’s control, the Kremlin chief assured. The nuclear weapons would be needed to protect Belarus from attack. For years, the West has been trying to tear the country apart, Lukashenko claimed. But Belarus can no longer be attacked with nuclear weapons.
“The bombs are three times as powerful as the bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki,” said the 68-year-old, who has ruled Minsk since 1994. “About a million people will die immediately. God forbid us from using this weapon,” said Lukashenko.
Belarus is Russia’s closest ally and has also lent its territory to Russia’s attack on Ukraine. After voluntarily giving up its nuclear weapons after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the country has received nuclear missiles for the first time since the 1990s. Iskander missiles, which can be equipped with nuclear warheads, are to be stationed. Several Belarusian fighter planes were also converted to the new weapons.