Russia will deploy a tactical nuclear weapon in Belarus on the border with Poland. This was stated by Moscow's ambassador in Minsk, Boris Gryzlov, on Sunday. By July 1, according to him, the bunkers needed to store weapons will be completed. "This will be done despite the noise in Europe and JAV", B. Gryzlov, former Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia and Chairman of the State Duma, emphasized, he is quoted by the agency "Belta".
B. Gryzlov positively assessed the fact that the plans to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus caused "a lot of noise" in the Western media. "Finally, attention is drawn to the fact that there must be a certain parity," the ambassador said. - If we are talking about the deployment of American weapons in Europe, then we must take measures that would increase the security of our allied states (Belarus and Russia). Russia and Belarus are said to be the territory of the union state, the legalized territory, as opposed to the territory of the countries where the US deploys its nuclear weapons. "For them (the USA), these countries are just puppets, but we have a common space," B. Gryzlov continued.
Amid high tensions with the West over the war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he would deploy a tactical nuclear weapon in neighboring Belarus. He argued that the US has been doing similar things in Europe for many years.
The US Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its analysis a week ago that V. Putin seeks to inflame the fear of nuclear escalation in the West in order to force an end to support for Ukraine, for example by supplying heavy weapons. According to the ISW, it remains "highly unlikely that Russia would use a nuclear weapon in Ukraine or elsewhere."
Rasa Strimaitytė (ELTA)
