Alaksandr Lukashenka signed a treaty on safety guarantees within the State of the Union between Russia and Belarus, said BelTA on Tuesday. The agreement assumes common support of Minsk and Moscow on many levels in the event of situations interpreted as a threat.
The Treaty contains mutual guarantees of Minsk and Moscow concerning "the implementation of the essential measures in the event of a breach of the safety of Belarus and Russia as well as of the State of the Union as a whole".
Security guarantees. Russia and Belarus signed the treaty
The agreement assumes Strengthening the safety of both countries. ‘According to the paper Belarus and Russia take the essential measures in the event of a safety breach by any organization and the State of the Union as a whole", the Belarusian Agency stated.
According to the records, both regimes have support on many levels e.g. economic, diplomatic, military or technical. It was stressed that cooperation is "intensified" to respond to existing political and military challenges.
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The Russian TASS agency stated that ‘in accordance with the Treaty, Russia and Belarus recognise the armed assault on a associate of the State of the Union as an act of aggression against the State of the Union as a whole and take appropriate reprisal measures, utilizing all the forces and capabilities they have."
Russian strategical potential. Conditions of use
The Parties are to view the Russian atomic possible as a origin to prevent conflicts by Scaring. Its usage can only be utilized in the “last resort”.
"According to the document, Russian atomic weapons can be utilized in consequence to atomic weapons or another weapons of mass demolition against any organization to the treaty," we read.
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Another reason justifying reaching for Russian strategical possible would be threat of sovereignty or territorial integrity.
In turn, atomic weapons, which were deployed in Belarus "to defend it, will be taken under a procedure established by the parties".
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