Belarusian defence minister comes to Lukashenko's report with nuclear bomb replica

This was reported by the Belarusian media BelTA.

It is noted that the President of Belarus received Khrenin for a report, and he came with a "gift" in a suitcase. When Lukashenko asked if he had brought a bomb, the defence minister replied: "Yes, I did!"

"Let me give you a symbolic gift - the first nuclear bomb, which was invented in 1949 in the Soviet Union," Khrenin said.

Lukashenko noted that the bomb was old, because the modern one looks different.

"To make it symbolic that we have it all. This is a copy of the very first nuclear bomb invented in the Soviet Union," Khrenin said.

According to BelTA, the Belarusian dictator said it was just a symbolic act.

"Let our enemies not think that we are engaged in symbolism here or that we are very happy about nuclear weapons. It's just symbolic," he added.

What is known about nuclear weapons in Belarus

On 25 March, Russian leader Vladimir Putin said that a storage facility for Russian tactical nuclear weapons would be built in Belarus by July.

On 31 March, self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that Belarus could adopt strategic nuclear weapons if necessary.

In April, the Russian Ministry of Defence announced the transfer of Iskander missiles, which can carry nuclear warheads, to Belarus. And in late May, the Belarusian army held exercises during which it trained to strike with Iskanders.

Self-proclaimed President Alexander Lukashenko said that nuclear weapons could be used from the territory of Belarus only in case of a direct threat to his country.

On 14 June, the Belarusian dictator said that the country had already started receiving nuclear weapons from Russia. He stressed that it could be used from the territory of Belarus only in case of a direct threat to his country.

On 16 June, Putin announced that Russia had transferred part of its nuclear weapons to Belarus. The rest will be transferred by the end of the year.

The head of Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate, Kyrylo Budanov, said that Russia had not yet transferred a single nuclear warhead to Belarus. He is convinced that Russia will not use nuclear weapons in a war against Ukraine.