The West has heard a signal about a change in Russian nuclear doctrine. This was stated by the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko.
Responding to a journalist’s corresponding question. Pavel Zarubin, He noted that “the hotheads heard these signs a long time ago: even before the update.” According to him, the Russian nuclear doctrine should have been updated a long time ago; he even discussed this issue with the President of the Russian Federation; Vladimir Putin Even five years ago.
“So this is not new to me. And the hotheads, if they hadn’t heard it, well, at least they would have bombed us, especially Russia, with these long-range missiles.” – said Lukashenko.
At the same time, the President of Belarus noted that the fact of a possible retaliatory attack by Russia “cools his ardor.”
Let us remember that at the end of September, the Russian President at a meeting of the Security Council proposed discussing changes in the State’s nuclear doctrine. Vladimir Putin said that Moscow reserves the right to use nuclear weapons even if the aggression occurred with the use of conventional weapons, which could pose a critical threat to the country’s sovereignty. Later, the Belarusian leader, responding to a question about adjusting Russia’s nuclear doctrine, said new risks had emerged for some, but not for Minsk.
