Leader says Belarus now has Russian nuclear weapons, wouldn’t hesitate to use them
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday that his country has received Russian nuclear weapons and would not hesitate to use them if provoked.
“We have got the missiles and bombs from Russia,” Lukashenko told Russian state media, according to The Associated Press, adding, “Not all of them, little by little.”
“God forbid I have to make a decision to use those weapons today, but there would be no hesitation if we face an aggression,” he said in a separate statement Tuesday.
During a meeting with the Lukashenko last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin said tactical nuclear weapons would not be deployed to Belarus until storage facilities were ready in early July.
However, the Belarusian president said Tuesday that “everything is ready” and “it could take just a few days for us to get what we had asked for and even a bit more,” the AP reported.
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that his country has received Russian nuclear weapons and would not hesitate to use them if provoked. https://t.co/KchtdkMJ4I
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