The new security treaty between
Russia and Belarus authorises "the use of all available forces,"
including "Russian tactical nuclear weapons" deployed on
Belarusian territory, in the event of a threat to "the
sovereignty, independence, and constitutional order of Russia
and Belarus, as well as the integrity and inviolability of the
two countries' territories." Russian President Vladimir Putin
made the remarks while speaking with Belarusian President
Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk at a meeting of the Supreme
Council of the Union State, the two countries' alliance body.
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