Russian nuclear weapons have been ferred to Belarus—a country bordering Ukraine—Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday.
of Putin, and the Russian leader used Belarus as a launching pad for the start of his war against Ukraine on February 24, 2022. However, Putin's attempt to overtake Kyiv in the early days of the conflict with troops entering from Belarus failed.
Although the Kremlin has not commented on whether nuclear weapons have already arrived in Belarus, Lukashenko told reporters that"the transfer of nuclear munitions has begun," according the Belarusian state-run news outlet BelTA. Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 25, 2023. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday said Russia had begun transferring nuclear weapons to his country.BelTA reported that Lukashenko said his country had to"prepare storage sites" for the weapons and confirmed such work had been completed.
"Don't you worry. You know we are punctual, thrifty people, so don't stress out. We will be taking care of this," he told the Telegram channel Shot, per Tass.Following the meeting between Shoigu and Khrenin, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller condemned the agreement between Russia and Belarus.
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