

Working its way through very difficult minefields. The top US military officer, Army General Mark Milley, told an audience at the National Press Club in Washington the counteroffensive was "advancing steadily, deliberately Last month he said some arms were in Belarus and at one point suggested he would not hesitate to use them if necessary - but adding consultation with Russia would be needed.Ī US general has acknowledged progress in Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russia's invasion is measured in blood. Mr Lukashenko, like Russia, has repeatedly accused Western countries of trying to destroy his state and claims the nuclear deployment is necessary to deter potential aggressors. And no enemy will ever set foot on our land."

"I am certain that we will never have to use them while theyĪre here. Present waving red and green national flags. Reliable place," Mr Lukashenko told a gathering in a large hall inĪn online broadcast by the state BelTA news agency, with many They (the weapons) must be stationed here, in Belarus, in a "As we move along, we become more and more convinced that In an address marking his former-Soviet state's national day on Friday, Mr Lukashenko said the stationing of the weapons in Belarus was "my firmest initiative".

Mr Lukashenko, the Kremlin's staunchest ally in its war in Ukraine, and Vladimir Putin have acknowledged some tactical weapons arrived in Belarus and the remainder would be there by the end of the year. Belarus's President Alexander Lukashenko has said he is certain Russian tactical nuclear weapons deployed in his country will never be used.
