Belarus: A union between Russia and Belarus, according to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, could include "nuclear weapons for everyone."

The West expressed concerns after Russia announced last week that it would move forward with a plan to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. This would be the Kremlin's first stationing of such warheads outside of Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

It must be "strategically understood," according to Lukashenko, who is President Vladimir Putin's staunchest ally among Russia's neighbours, in an interview that was broadcast on state television late on Sunday.

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No one is opposed to Kazakhstan and other nations having close ties with the Russian Federation, according to Lukashenko.

It is very easy to join the Union State of Belarus and Russia if someone is concerned. There will be nuclear weapons available to everyone, that is all.
He clarified that it was his own opinion and not Russia's.

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A Union State, a borderless union and alliance between the two former Soviet republics, officially includes both Russia and Belarus.

In February of last year, Russia invaded their shared neighbour Ukraine from Belarus, and since then, their military cooperation has grown, with joint training exercises taking place on Belarusian soil.

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The S-400 mobile surface-to-air missile systems have arrived from Moscow, according to the Belarusian Defence Ministry, and are now prepared for use.