The self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, claims that Belarus has allegedly received more than a dozen nuclear warheads. This UNN reports with reference to BELTA.
“I brought nuclear warheads here. More than a dozen of them. Many people wrote: “Oh, it's a joke, nobody brought anything.” They did. And the fact that they (opponents - ed.) say it's a joke means they missed it. They haven't even noticed how we brought them here,” said Lukashenko.
Lukashenko made a corresponding statement, answering a question about plans to deploy the Russian Oreshnik missile system in Belarus, which is not a nuclear weapon, but has "great power".
“If nuclear weapons are used, it is a great responsibility. At least after Hiroshima, Nagasaki (the US nuclear bombing of these Japanese cities in 1945 - ed.) no one has pressed the nuclear button yet...But I warned all my enemies, 'friends' and rivals: if you step on the state border line, the response will be instant. I will not look at nuclear weapons or anything else,” the self-proclaimed president said.
According to him, Belarus agreed on this with the Russians even before they allegedly returned nuclear weapons to Belarus.
"It's not the same weapon that we gave them. There were strategic weapons there. And this is a tactical nuclear weapon. Although it is probably 5 times more powerful than this "hazel tree"," Lukashenko said.
Belarus has included nuclear weapons in its military doctrine17.01.2024, 02:47
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Lukashenko asked Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to deploy new weapons systems on the territory of the country, including the Oreshnik missile system . Putin indicated that the hazel will enter service with the armed forces of the Russian Federation and Belarus in parallel.
Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, said that Russia continues information manipulationusing fear propaganda to influence the West.
The deployment of “hazelnut” in Belarus, like previous statements about nuclear weapons, is purely informational in nature and is designed to intimidate the civilian population and change public sentiment in Europe.