Russia and Belarus agreed on the procedure for storing nuclear weapons

Moscow and Minsk agreed on the procedure for deploying tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.

The defense ministers of both sides signed the respective documents.

On the morning of Thursday, May 25, a bilateral meeting was held between Viktor Khrenin, Minister of Defense of Belarus, and Sergey Shoigu, Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation.

They discussed the current military and political situation and issues of military and technical cooperation between the defense ministries of both countries.

Also, during the meeting, documents determining the procedure for storing Russian tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of the Republic of Belarus were signed.

It was stated that Moscow will retain control over the weapons and any decisions on their use.

During the meeting, the Belarusian side stated its interest in developing strategic relations with Russia in the military field.

The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation also stated that “the West was waging an undeclared war against Russia and Belarus.”

At the beginning of this year, Russia and Belarus agreed to deploy part of Russia’s tactical nuclear arsenal on the territory of Belarus.

The Head of the Russian Federation announced this in March. According to Putin, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko had been requesting to deploy these weapons in the country for a long time.

The Russian president stated that the construction of a storage facility for tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus should be completed by July 1. It is likely that to deploy these weapons, the Russians will use the facility that housed the units of the strategic missile forces of the USSR on the territory of Belarus. In addition, the Belarusian military received Russian Iskander missile systems, which can use nuclear weapons.

Previously, Lukashenko also stated that a number of tactical aircraft of the Belarusian Air Force, namely Su-25 jet aircraft, had been re-equipped to carry nuclear weapons.