The Foreign Minister of Belarus Vladimir Makei in an interview with the Russian media said that in the deployment of the Russian military bases in the country there is no need “, but” everything will depend on the behavior of Western partners. “
“At the moment, taking into account the high level of military technologies that is reached today, I think that there is no much sense in placing additional Russian military bases in Belarus. It is enough to place the appropriate equipment in the Smolensk region,” he said.
Answering the question of the placement of nuclear weapons in Belarus, Makei said that in case of direct threats from the same “Western partners”
“I understand that everything will depend on the behavior of our partners, on those direct threats to Belarus and Russia. And if such steps from our Western partners are taken, then, of course, we will develop adequate together with Russia response measures, ”he said.