The Russian president, Vladimir Putinshowed this Friday willing to deploy in Belarusian territory Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missiles, which were used for the first time on November 21 against an arms factory in Ukraine.
Putin, who made this announcement after signing a Russian-Belarusian agreement in Minsk on security guarantees that contemplates the use of nuclear weapons, assured that said deployment could take place in the first half of 2025.
In addition to once again highlighting the “unparalleled in the world” qualities of these missiles –undetectable by current Western anti-missile shields and that they can reach all European capitals – he stressed that the key is not their potential, but their precision.
This announcement comes on the same day that, within the framework of the meeting of the Supreme Soviet of the Russia-Belarus State Union, Putin and the Belarusian president, Alexandr Lukashenko, signed an agreement on security guarantees, that contemplates the use of nuclear weapons in the face of an external threat, in clear allusion to NATO.
The document contemplates the obligations of both countries in terms of defense of sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and constitutional order, in addition to guaranteeing the inviolability of the territory and borders of the Russia-Belarus State Union.
Putin assured that the State Union, which was created 25 years ago by Lukashenko and his predecessor in the Kremlin, Boris Yeltsin, has approved a new military doctrine that takes into account the “difficult international situation” and breaks down joint measures to confront the main challenges and threats.
A su vez, destacó que en el espacio común ya opera un sistema conjunto de defensa antiaérea y una agrupación militar regional.
Y aseguró que su país está dispuesto a defender Bielorrusia “con todas las fuerzas a su disposición”, incluido las armas nucleares tácticas que Moscú desplegó en territorio el país vecino tras el comienzo de la guerra en Ucrania.
“Con el empleo de todas las fuerzas y medios a su disposición. Estamos también hablando sobre las armas nucleares tácticas rusas desplegadas en territorio de la república a petición del presidente de Bielorrusia”, dijo.
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