Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that Russian tactical nuclear weapons, set to be deployed in his country, would protect it from Western threats. “Take my word for it … They are preparing to invade Belarus, to destroy our country,” Lukashenko said in an annual address to lawmakers and government officials.
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