{"id":84298,"date":"2024-05-08T14:49:14","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T11:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/84298\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"opposition-leader-moscow-minsk-use-nuclear-drills-to-threaten-europe","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/84298\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition leader: Moscow, Minsk use nuclear drills to threaten Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/radiacija_unsplash_oleksandra_bardash_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/radiacija_unsplash_oleksandra_bardash_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/radiacija_unsplash_oleksandra_bardash_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/radiacija_unsplash_oleksandra_bardash_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/radiacija_unsplash_oleksandra_bardash_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/radiacija_unsplash_oleksandra_bardash_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(unsplash.com \/ Oleksandra Bardash)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 8, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> The deployment of Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus and nuclear drills threaten European security, Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has said on X, commenting on Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s plans to hold a drill involving nuclear delivery systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian ruler announced the drill on Tuesday, following Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s decision to hold a tactical nuclear weapon exercise to improve \u201cthe non-strategic nuclear forces\u2019 readiness for combat missions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Putin and \u0141uka\u0161enka want to &#8220;blackmail and intimidate Europe in an attempt to divide the West and weaken support for Ukraine,&#8221; using the Belarusian people as a human shield, Cichano\u016dskaja noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said recent statements by French President Emmanuel Macron and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron constituted a \u201ccompletely new round of escalation of tension.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, Macron refused to rule out potentially deploying French troops, should Kyiv request them, while Cameron said that Ukraine had the right to use British weapons for strikes within Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minsk allowed Russia to deploy tactical nuclear munitions in Belarus last spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In late 2023, \u0141uka\u0161enka confirmed their delivery. A CIA report leaked two months ago suggested that nukes may be stored in the Mahilo\u016d region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/lukashenko_pul-354x236.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/lukashenko_pul-354x236.png 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/lukashenko_pul-734x490.png 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/lukashenko_pul-178x118.png 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/lukashenko_pul-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/lukashenko_pul.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Iskanders, Polonezs to simulate missile strikes in nuclear drill \u2013 \u0141uka\u0161enka<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">May 7, Pozirk. The tactical nuclear drill, announced today, will involve &quot;delivering special munitions to missile and aviation military units, loading them onto launchers and attaching them to aircraft,&quot; Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has told a grand rally ahead of Victory Day, &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/84189\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 8, Pozirk. The deployment of Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus and nuclear drills threaten European security, Belarusian opposition leader \u015aviat\u0142ana Cichano\u016dskaja has said on X, commenting on Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s plans to hold a drill involving nuclear delivery systems. 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