Putin's plan to place nuclear weapons in Belarus is useless-ex-landlord

Who really should worry is Lukashenko, according to the former American diplomat Stephen Pifer. Any nuclear weapon in Belarus will be under the control of the Russian Federation, and Minsk will become even more dependent on Putin. The other day, the US Ambassador to the Russian Federation, Stephen Pirifer, stated that the Kremlin's plan for the placement of nuclear weapons in Belarus would not bring any real military benefit, and called it "even something miserable.

" About it reports The Kyiv Independent. In his column, a former American diplomat, who is now a senior researcher at Brookings Institution, said that in an interview with March 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would place tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus for Belarus. How the US is shared by nuclear weapons with NATO allies.

"The reality is that even if Russian nuclear weapons are really placed in Belarus, it will not increase the military threat to Ukraine or NATO," Pifer said. He remembered that Putin likes to seem strong and show provocative steps in response to actions he does not like. According to him, the placement of nuclear weapons in Belarus can be a response to the supply of Western tanks "Leopard" to Ukraine or the defeat of Russian troops in Bakhmut.

The decision to place nuclear weapons that will not have any real consequences on the battlefield, it seems somewhat desperate by Putin and "even a little pathetic. " Who really has to worry is Lukashenko, since any nuclear weapon in Belarus will be under constant control of the Russian Federation, and Minsk will become even more dependent on Putin.