Lee Van free
JF-Expert Member
- Aug 14, 2024
- 2,833
- 8,777
Russia to provide closest ally with Oreshnik missiles
The hypersonic missile systems will be deployed in Belarus, President Vladimir Putin has said
Russia to provide closest ally with Oreshnik missiles
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attend a signing ceremony following a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Russia-Belarus Union State marking the 25th anniversary of the Union State Treaty in Minsk, Belarus. © Sputnik/Grigory Sysoev
Cutting edge Russian Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missiles capable of flying at up to ten-times the speed of sound will be stationed in Belarus when the system fully enters service, President Vladimir Putin has said.
Putin made the announcement on Friday in Minsk during a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko.
”These systems will be delivered to the Russian Strategic Missile Forces and will be deployed in parallel on the territory of Belarus,” Putin said.
Lukashenko had asked about obtaining some of the Oreshniks, pointing out that Russia has already deployed nuclear weapons to Belarus and extended its nuclear umbrella to its Union State ally.
”We have places where we can deploy these weapons. With one condition: that the targets will be determined by the military-political leadership of Belarus, and that Russian specialists will service the deployment of the weapons,” Lukashenko said.
The hypersonic missile systems will be deployed in Belarus, President Vladimir Putin has said
Russia to provide closest ally with Oreshnik missiles
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attend a signing ceremony following a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Russia-Belarus Union State marking the 25th anniversary of the Union State Treaty in Minsk, Belarus. © Sputnik/Grigory Sysoev
Cutting edge Russian Oreshnik hypersonic ballistic missiles capable of flying at up to ten-times the speed of sound will be stationed in Belarus when the system fully enters service, President Vladimir Putin has said.
Putin made the announcement on Friday in Minsk during a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko.
”These systems will be delivered to the Russian Strategic Missile Forces and will be deployed in parallel on the territory of Belarus,” Putin said.
Lukashenko had asked about obtaining some of the Oreshniks, pointing out that Russia has already deployed nuclear weapons to Belarus and extended its nuclear umbrella to its Union State ally.
”We have places where we can deploy these weapons. With one condition: that the targets will be determined by the military-political leadership of Belarus, and that Russian specialists will service the deployment of the weapons,” Lukashenko said.