Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says his country has started taking delivery of Russian tactical nuclear weapons
'We have always been a target'
He played down the idea that Russian control of the weapons was an impediment to using them quickly if he felt such a move was necessary, saying he and Putin could pick up the phone to each other"at any moment". Lukashenko, who has allowed his country to be used by Russian forces attacking Ukraine as part of what Moscow calls its"special military operation", says the nuclear deployment will act as a deterrent against potential aggressors.The 68-year-old former Soviet collective farm boss, who has ruled Belarus since 1994, making him Europe's longest-serving leader, said he didn't simply ask Putin for the weapons, but"demanded" them.
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