Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited Belarus to sign a treaty offering security guarantees, including the possible use of Russian nuclear weapons, to protect Moscow’s closest ally.
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrives to meet Russian delegation prior to the meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Russia-Belarus Union State marking the 25th anniversary of the Union State Treaty in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko stands waiting to greet Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian delegation prior to a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Russia-Belarus Union State marking the 25th anniversary of the Union State Treaty in Minsk, Belarus, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024.
“I'm sure that the treaty will ensure the security of Russia and Belarus,” Putin said in televised remarks. Putin responded that Oreshnik missiles could be deployed to Belarus in the second half of next year, adding that they will remain under Russian control but Moscow will allow Belarus to select the targets.
The revamped nuclear doctrine that Putin endorsed last month formally lowered the threshold for Russia’s use of its nuclear weapons, a move that followsThe doctrine says Moscow could use nuclear weapons “in response to the use of nuclear and other types of weapons of mass destruction” against Russia or its allies, as well as “in the event of aggression” against Russia and Belarus with conventional weapons that threaten “their sovereignty and/or territorial integrity.
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