Russia and Belarus decided to adopt the practice of the US and NATO on nuclear weapons. This is reported by Kommersant, which analyzed the statements of the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
“In Minsk, it was announced that the aircraft of the Belarusian Air Force had already been converted to use ammunition with a special — that is, nuclear — warhead, and their crews are now undergoing the necessary retraining. Russia has reproached NATO for many years that such cooperation is contrary to the “spirit and letter” of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).».
The Russian Foreign Ministry responded that the presidents’ statements were a forced reaction to the development of the practice of joint NATO nuclear missions. The countries of the alliance are expanding the number of participants involved in this. The ministry said that the “anti-Russian nature of this activity” is not hidden. The countermeasures that Moscow and Minsk are taking are being implemented in accordance with the NPT. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that so far it is only a matter of transferring Iskander-M complexes with conventional missiles to Belarus, as well as giving some of the Belarusian Su-25 aircraft the ability to carry nuclear weapons. “There are no plans to transfer the technologies for converting aircraft into carriers of nuclear weapons,” the ministry said.
Putin and Lukashenko met on December 19 in Minsk and discussed issues of cooperation. During the talks, Lukashenka said that the countries are preparing crews together that are able to fly aircraft carrying “specific ammunition,” the business publication reports.Sight».
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Russia and Belarus decided to adopt the practice of the US and NATO on nuclear weapons. This is reported by Kommersant, which analyzed the statements of the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and Russian leader Vladimir Putin. “In Minsk, it was announced that the aircraft of the Belarusian Air Force had already been converted to use ammunition with a special — that is, nuclear — warhead, and their crews are now undergoing the necessary retraining. Russia has reproached NATO for many years that such cooperation is contrary to the “spirit and letter” of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT),” writes Kommersant. The Russian Foreign Ministry responded that the presidents’ statements were a forced reaction to the development of the practice of joint NATO nuclear missions. The countries of the alliance are expanding the number of participants involved in this. The ministry said that the “anti-Russian nature of this activity” is not hidden. The countermeasures that Moscow and Minsk are taking are being implemented in accordance with the NPT. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that so far it is only a matter of transferring Iskander-M complexes with conventional missiles to Belarus, as well as giving some of the Belarusian Su-25 aircraft the ability to carry nuclear weapons. “There are no plans to transfer the technologies for converting aircraft into carriers of nuclear weapons,” the ministry said. Putin and Lukashenko met on December 19 in Minsk and discussed issues of cooperation. During the talks, Lukashenka said that the countries are preparing crews together that are able to fly aircraft carrying “specific ammunition,” the Vzglyad business publication reports.
