Presidents of Belarus and Russia Signed the Treaty on Security Guarantees

Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, and Aleksandr Lukashenko, President of Belarus, signed the treaty on security guarantees within the framework of the Union State and exchanged its instruments of ratification.

The treaty stipulates the deployment of Russian military facilities in Belarus, as well as the possibility of joint use of nuclear weapons in case of a threat to the sovereignty of one of the countries.

In addition, Putin and Lukashenko signed an agreement on measures to protect the citizens of Belarus and Russia from undue oppression by foreign structures.

At a joint press conference in Moscow, Lukashenko and Putin condemned the aggressive and confrontational nature of the EU policy towards Russia and Belarus. It's due to this policy that Moscow and Minsk deemed it necessary to sign the treaty on security guarantees within the framework of the Union State.

The leaders of the two CSTO Member States also noted that the two countries need a breakthrough in artificial intelligence, quantum and biotechnology, microelectronics, robotics, new materials, thermonuclear fusion and UAV production.