The Kremlin’s threats to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus are not news to Ukrainian intelligence, and President Vladimir Putin of the aggressor country only raises the stakes with his statements.
Source: Andrey Yusov, representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, on air “Freedom. Morning”
Yusov’s direct speech: “Defeated on the battlefield in a conventional war, Putin resorts to nuclear blackmail. Although, again, the arguments are no longer new. Another thing is that new circumstances. That is, it is clear that this is raising the stakes. Although both the United States and the European Union in this situation, they clearly and unequivocally respond that they do not plan to conduct this blackmail.”
Details: The representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate recalled that back in January, Ukrainian intelligence warned that Putin could use the territory of Belarus for nuclear provocations.
Also, the dictator of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko made it clear that this is one of the scenarios for the development of events. In particular, changes were made to the constitution of the country.
In addition, it was announced about the deployment in Belarus of the Iskander operational-tactical missile system, which can carry nuclear weapons.
Yusov stressed that such nuclear threats are a “naphthalene instrument of nuclear blackmail.” According to him, while there is “juggling” threats from Russia.
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