The president of BelarusAlexander Lukashenko, assured this Friday that A NATO attack on your country would activate Russia’s new nuclear doctrineapproved this week by his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to respond in this way even when the offensive is carried out with conventional weapons.
“As soon as they attack us, we are going to use nuclear weapons and Russia will be with us“said the Belarusian president this Friday during a meeting with students in Minsk.
Lukashenko thanked the president Putin this recent modification of the Russian nuclear doctrine and has warned that “Americans and Poles” are already maneuvering on the border.
These statements complement those of the Kremlin, which has already warned that this paradigm shift It is a “definitive signal” to Western countries to dissuade them from any attempt to aim their objectives towards Russia and his allies.
Putin confirmed that his country would consider using nuclear weapons if attacked by any state with conventional weapons. The Russian president directly threatened the NATO ensuring that If it received “reliable information” of a massive attack on its territory, it would resort to its arsenal.
These words coincide with the presence of Ukraine at the UN General Assembly, where it continues to request long-range missiles. Zelensky’s chief of staff responded to this “notice” considering it a mere attempt at nuclear blackmail.
Russia confirmed in 2023 that Belarus had already begun receiving nuclear weapons from its neighboring country, although they did not reveal the exact location. Furthermore, this arsenal still belongs to the Kremlin, which together with the Lukashenko government They have already begun “the second stage” of the exercises of their tactical nuclear forceswhich includes joint training.
