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Russia's deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus is a response to West - Russian Security Council

28 August 2023 18:38 (UTC +04:00)

The West wanted to create a “second Ukraine” out of Belarus even before Russia’s special military operation, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Alexey Shevtsov stated, APA reports citing Sputnik International.

“Western countries, even before the special military operation, increased military, political and economic pressure on Minsk,” Shevtsov told a Russian newspaper in an interview.

The official added that the Western sanctions had a “reverse impact” and strengthened ties between Moscow and Minsk even more.

Therefore, the deployment of Russia's tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus is a response to aggressive actions of the West near the borders of the Union State of Russia and Belarus, the deputy secretary emphasized.

"The aggressive behavior of our Western neighbors near the borders of the Union State forced us to take retaliatory measures, including deploying Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, and increasing the combat potential of the aviation component of the joint regional group of forces," Shevtsov stressed.