MINSK. May 25 (Interfax) - The transportation of Russian tactical nuclear weapons to the Republic of Belarus has begun, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said.
"The fact is that he [Russian President Vladimir Putin] informed me [during the Eurasian Economic Forum] that he had signed a decree into law on our actions to deploy nuclear weapons to Belarus. In other words, a specific document was mentioned. A decision has been adopted further to what was said orally. [We] had to prepare storage locations and other things. We did all of this. Consequently, the transporting of the nuclear warheads has begun. It has started now," Lukashenko said in an interview with the media, an excerpt of which was published by the Belarusian presidential press service on Thursday.
When asked a follow-up question as to whether tactical nuclear weapons have arrived in Belarus already, Lukashenko promised to clarify this after he returns to the country.
"Possibly. When I arrive, I will check," he said.