TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus’ defense minister said Tuesday that the country is a strong ally of Russia and will provide a new military doctrine that calls for the use of nuclear weapons for the first time.
Last year, Russia sent tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, there are no details on how many. Russia has said it will maintain control of the weapons, which are meant to be used on the battlefield and have short diversity and relatively low yield.
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It is not immediately clear how the new doctrine could be implemented in Russian weapons.
“We obviously share the view of Belarus on the use of tactical nuclear weapons stationed on our territory,” Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin told an assembly of the Belarusian Security Council. “A new bankruptcy has emerged, in which we obviously delineate our allied obligations to our allies. “.
The doctrine will have to be submitted for approval to the Panelorussian People’s Assembly, a representative body that operates in Belarus in parallel to the parliament.
Russia used Belarus territory as a springboard to send its troops into Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and has maintained its military bases and weapons there, although Belarusian troops have not taken part in the war.
Security Council Secretary Alexander Volfovich said Russia’s deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus was aimed at deterring aggression through NATO member Poland.
“Unfortunately, the statements of our neighbors, Poland . . . they have forced us to strengthen” military doctrine, he said.
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