In a speech, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko discussed the nuclear arsenal Russia recently deployed to Belarus.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday warned potential enemies of his nation 'that if they set foot on the Belarusian soil, they will get an instant response with all kinds of weapons,' including nuclear ones.Lukashenko has been a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin for years, and he has been one of the biggest defenders of the Kremlin's current war in Ukraine.
This idle talk about Putin placing them , and Lukashenko not using them if a war starts against Belarus, is nonsense. You know me well,' Lukashenko said.He continued, 'They also know very well that if they set foot on the Belarusian soil, they will get an instant response with all kinds of weapons from us, including from the Russian Federation. You have recently heard President Putin's statement that an attack on Belarus will be regarded as an attack on the Russian Federation.
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