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Russian president approves security guarantees agreement with Belarus

Deal ensures mutual support including military cooperation, nuclear protection

Dmitri Chirciu and Merve Berker  | 01.03.2025 - Update : 01.03.2025
Russian president approves security guarantees agreement with Belarus Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko meet at the Palace of Independence in Minsk, Belarus on December 19, 2022.

MOSCOW/ANKARA

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an agreement Friday on security guarantees with Belarus.

The law was published in Russia’s State Law Information System.

The agreement said Russia and Belarus will support each other within the framework of the Union State and in accordance with international law.

In the event of an attack, both will take necessary military, political and other measures to protect the other using all available resources.

The agreement allows Russia’s nuclear weapons to be used in the defense of Belarus.

The deployment and potential use of the weapons on Belarusian territory will be decided according to procedures determined by both states.

Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed the security guarantees agreement on Dec. 6.



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