MINSK, 6 December (BelTA) – It is possible to deploy the cutting-edge missile systems Oreshnik in Belarus. President of Russia Vladimir Putin made the relevant statement in response to the relevant request from Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko after a session of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Belarus and Russia in Minsk on 6 December, BelTA has learned.
According to the Russian head of state, it may happen in H2 2025.
“I believe the deployment of Oreshnik missile complexes in the territory of the Republic of Belarus is possible. I think it will become possible in the second half of the next year: as the batch production of these complexes in Russia grows and as these missile systems are accepted into service of the Russian strategic forces,” the Russian president stated.
According to the Russian leader, the cutting-edge missile systems Oreshnik have no analogs in the world. If used in clusters, the effect is comparable to that of nuclear weapons. However, Oreshnik missile systems are not weapons of mass destruction. “Due to two reasons. First, unlike weapons of mass destruction Oreshnik is not an area-of-effect weapon. It achieves results thanks to its precision, not power. Second, if one, two, three complexes are used as a group, the strength of the strike is comparable to the effect of nuclear weapons. But Oreshnik does not pollute the area, has no radioactive consequences because there is no nuclear component in the warheads of these missiles,” Vladimir Putin explained.
A treaty on guarantees within the framework of the Union State of Belarus and Russia was signed as a result of the session. This document stipulates Belarus’ and Russia’s mutual commitments as allies that will use all the available forces and assets to defend the two countries. “This is why we have granted the request of the Republic of Belarus to deploy Russian tactical nuclear weapons,” the Russian president said.
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