Putin intends to deploy a new Russian missile in Belarus

And he said Putin During a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko, after they signed an agreement on security guarantees in Minsk, he said: “I believe that this will be possible in the second half of next year when the production of this type of weapons increases in Russia and these missiles become operational in Russian strategic forces.

The Russian president added from the presidential palace in Minsk According to what was reported by Russian television, “we will (by then) produce a large amount” of missiles and “in parallel, we will start deploying them on the territory of Belarus.”

In recent days, Putin has boasted about the characteristics of this missile, which is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead and hitting targets thousands of kilometers away, according to the Agence France-Presse.

to use Russian army This weapon was used for the first time on November 21 against the Ukrainian city. Putin considered this attack a response to Ukrainian strikes targeting Russian territory with American and British missiles, promising to directly strike the countries that arm Kiev.

Also, Putin promised to attack the “decision centers” in… Kiev From the Oresnik rocket.

He explained on Friday that “some technical problems must be solved by specialists” before the weapon is deployed in Belarus, “in particular determining its minimum range, taking into account security priorities.”

Putin confirmed this during a review of Russia’s nuclear doctrine at the end of September Russian army He will protect Belarus using his nuclear weapons “in case of aggression”.

In the summer of 2023, Moscow deployed tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, its closest ally, which borders three member states. NATO These are Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, in addition to Ukraine.