'Russia should be ready to use nuclear weapons', says Belarus' Lukashenko

BELARUS dictator Alexander Lukashenko has made clear he is poised to accept Russian nuclear missiles on his territory but warned Vladimir Putin this doesn’t mean he is being swallowed in the Kremlin leader’s military expansion.

The siting of atomic weapons in the landlocked state will ominously bring them closer to NATO countries.

Lukashenko claimed in a meeting with Putin’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov that he was against war with the West, and saw the expected deployment as a deterrent.

He likened the current crisis to 1941 when the Germans invaded the Soviet Union, grabbing today’s Belarus.

“The warehouses with nuclear ammunition are in Russia, we do not have any yet,” he said, even though preparations are evidently underway at a former Soviet nuclear base to reopen a facility.

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[mobiuswan]

Poor little lukashenko trying so hard to prove he's a worthy lapdog

[kipyatokmarinadov]

Sad horse and potato head talking about nuclear weapons xD

[Sharky]

I’m not sure why Belarus would think they are an exception in Putin’s plans to restore the Russian empire.

[fixento]

The smaller the country, the louder the mouth

[-.]

They demanded Luka to talk about their nukes because it has no effect when they do it themselves anymore. Lol

[glenngray]

Enough with the BS. Just leave Ukraine.

[nycsimon]

Warning: The faces of devil 👿 are shown in this video.

[RTC]

I wouldn't trust any of these "men" to even drive my Uber.

[n.m.]

I feel so sorry for the Belarusians. They do not deserve this government. I hope that one day Belarusians will be able to live in peace, harmony and prosperity

[goldeagle]

Look at Lavrov's suppressed inhalation when Lukashenko says they are two sovereign states, lol.

[SaintEcliptus]

This guy completely underestimates the fact that Putin will absolutely invade Belarus when the time comes lol. He fine with being friends now but that won't mean much in an all out conflict with NATO

[mchii]

Нос Пиноккио становится все длиннее и длиннее.

[ramontomas]

Crazy people are constantly dreaming of threats, even though no one is going to attack them !!

[msingh]

These dudes must be smoking lots of Skunk, cuz they paranoid as hell all the time.

[AKing-ujrk]

Haha. Lukashenko thinks he's in a "sovereign state." He's in for a surprise.

[TrickyNeverLaughs]

I bet Mr Lav & Mr Pu misses the good old days when they were the center of attention in every meaningful session with the world leaders. Now, the best they can be is in a meeting with a head of state like Lukas

[jayd]

These people are so out of touch with reality they should be placed in a nice quiet padded room. That includes Putin as well. Slava Ukraine...

[berechianyanwu]

How would the president of Belarus feel when one of the nuclear weapons fell on Belarusian territories? Surely when nations start throwing nuclear bombs, at least, two will fall in Belarus for aiding and abetting Russia.😂

[DavidJ]

The Russian foreign minister's eyes are so close together that he's practically a cyclops. 🤣😂

[ryanmax-grappler]

Nuclear weapons is like threatening to use a suicide belt when all your enemies have them and are in the same room