The President of Belarus has prompt that he may use tactical nuclear weapons, that are being deployed in his nation by Russia.
Alexander Lukashenko is a detailed ally of the Russian President Vladimir Putin and his nation served as a launchpad for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Lately President Putin introduced that Russian nuclear weapons had been deployed in Belarus. He mentioned they’d solely be used if the Russian state or its territory was threatened.
Chatting with the BBC’s Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg, the Belarus President Lukashenko insisted that he may launch the weapons if he selected to. He mentioned: “In Ukraine a complete military is combating with international weapons, with NATO weapons. So why can’t I battle with another person’s?”
Mr Lukashenko additionally mentioned that the chief of the Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin was in Russia. The Wagner chief hasn’t been seen since he staged a mutiny in opposition to Russia’s army management.
Clive Myrie presents BBC Information at Ten reporting by Steve Rosenberg in Minsk and Gordon Corera in Kyiv.
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