Belarus unveiled a new military doctrine on Friday, which, if approved, would mark the beginning of the nation\u2019s nuclear weapons deployment, according to CNN. \u201cThe deployment of tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of the Republic of Belarus is considered an important measure of the preventive deterrence for potential adversaries from unleashing armed aggression against the Republic of Belarus,\u201d Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin told a briefing Friday.<\/p>\n
To outline the course of action \u201cin the event of armed aggression\u201d against Belarus\u2019 partners in the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) and the Union State, Khrenin claims that \u201ca separate chapter was created,\u201d CNN reported. Like NATO, the six post-Soviet nations that make up the CSTO are governed by Russia and are obligated to support one another in times of attack.<\/p>\n
The six nation alliance\u2013Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Belarus\u2013were formed in 2002. A broad alliance between Belarus and Russia is established legally by the Union State of Belarus and Russia Treaty. The new doctrine, according to Khrenin, shows that Belarus \u201cdoes not treat any nation as its enemy, regardless of the actions of these nations\u2019 governments, as per CNN.<\/p>\n
Citing the Russian official media RIA Novosti, CNN reported the doctrine still needs to be approved by the All-Belarusian People\u2019s Assembly, a representative body that functions in Belarus concurrently with the parliament. This assembly is scheduled to meet in April. \u201cRestoring the influence of international security organisations such as the UN, OSCE and others, and their effective functioning in preventing and resolving armed conflicts,\u201d Khrenin said adding that it is in the best interests of his government.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cBelarus is open to cooperation in the military sphere with any countries, including NATO states, provided their aggressive rhetoric against Belarus is stopped.\u201d In Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, Minsk has been crucial. According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Belarus apparently received Russian nuclear warheads last June for \u201cdeterrence,\u201d reported CNN.<\/p>\n
President Alexander Lukashenko issued a warning two months later, underlining that his nation would not join the conflict but threatening to \u201cimmediately respond with everything we have,\u201d including nuclear weapons, if provoked, particularly by nearby NATO members like Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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