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Russia may use nuclear weapons if Belarus faces aggression - Defense Minister
Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov says that the country’s policies permit the potential use of nuclear weapons if Belarus, as part of the Union State, faces aggression
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Interfax reported the information.
According to Belousov, Russia's state policy on nuclear deterrence is adapted to the new military and political realities and, accordingly, provides for the possibility of using nuclear weapons in the event of an attack on Belarus.
"Changes in the military-political situation have made it necessary to clarify the foundations of the Russian Federation's state policy in the field of nuclear deterrence. And to adapt it to new realities. This includes the possibility of using nuclear weapons in response to aggression against Belarus as a member of the Union State," he said at a meeting of the board of the Defense Ministries of Russia and Belarus in Minsk.
- On September 25, Russian leader Vladimir Putin proposed a number of changes to the foundations of Russia's state policy in the field of nuclear deterrence.
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