Putin and Lukashenko sign a treaty that proposes the use of nuclear weapons in case of external threat

Russian president plans to deploy Oreshnik missiles in Belarus in the second half of 2025

Dec. 6 () –

The presidents of Russia and Belarus, Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko, respectively, signed this Friday a treaty with mutual security guarantees that contemplates, among other things, the possible use of nuclear weapons in the event of an external threat.

The two leaders sealed this new commitment after a meeting in Minsk. As Putin has highlighted, the text includes “mutual obligations” aimed at “guaranteeing the defense, protecting the sovereignty, independence and constitutional order” of the two neighboring countries, for which “all available forces and means” could be used. .

Russia, which has already deployed tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus after the start of the military invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, also plans to send Oreshnik missiles to Belarusian territory, a new ballistic projectile that Russian forces have already tested in their offensive against Ukraine. and that Moscow wants to mass produce.

Lukashenko has publicly asked Putin that, after the “success” demonstrated by the missile in Ukraine, these missiles be also deployed in Belarus. His Russian counterpart has picked up the gauntlet and has even set a date for this deployment, which he sees as possible for the second half of 2025, according to statements collected by the Interfax news agency.

“By then, according to our preliminary estimates, we will have achieved mass production,” Putin said during the ceremony, with which both presidents symbolized a close alliance that extends from the political to the military fields.