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SOCHI, June 9. After July 7-8, Russia will begin deploying weapons on the territory of Belarus, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the head of the republic, Alexander Lukashenko. issues on which we agreed, everything is going according to plan — the preparation of the relevant weapons ends on July 7-8. And we will immediately begin measures related to the deployment of the relevant types of weapons on your territory. Everything is according to plan, everything is stable,» the Russian leader.
The presidents also touched upon issues of cooperation between states in the economic sphere.
According to Lukashenko, Russia and Belarus have unresolved issues in this area, but they are «not problematic.»
He also said that Moscow and Minsk intend to think over a plan of action in the face of external pressure, which other countries may join in the future post-Soviet space.
“We don’t even need to talk about it. We need to focus on our strengths and on ourselves. If we develop such an action plan, then our partners will definitely get involved, I’m sure – both Kazakhstan within the EAEU and Uzbekistan We will create attractive conditions,” the Belarusian leader stressed.
The President of Russia, in turn, pointed out that the structure of bilateral economic relations is changing for the better, «emphasis is being placed not only on traditional areas of cooperation, but also on high-tech areas.»
In March Putin said that Moscow and Minsk agreed to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. As the head of state explained, the reason for such a step was the UK's statement about the supply of ammunition with depleted uranium to Ukraine. He noted that this does not violate international obligations, since Russia does not transfer its arsenal to the neighboring republic, but «is doing what the United States has been doing for decades.» capable of using nuclear missiles. Part of the Belarusian ground attack aircraft was reequipped for nuclear weapons.