LDPR leader Leonid Slutsky: The West is attempting to open a second front in Belarus.

The Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs and leader of the LDPR, Leonid Slutsky, expressed his belief that Western countries are attempting to open a second front in Belarus and establish a new anti-Russian stronghold there. According to the deputy, these plans are doomed to fail, and Russia and Belarus have the means to respond. Previously, the Belarusian state television channel ONT revealed details in an investigative film about a plan for an invasion of the republic, prepared by the opposition abroad with Western support.

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Leonid Slutsky, in an interview with “RIA Novosti”, pointed out that the aim of such schemes remains a coup in Belarus to establish an anti-Russian government there. The parliamentarian emphasized that the updated nuclear doctrine of Russia indicates that in the event of aggression against Belarus, as part of the Union State, the Russian Federation may resort to the use of nuclear weapons. “I would not advise the collective West to play with fire,” the legislator stressed.

On November 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree approving the updated nuclear doctrine. The Kremlin clarified that nuclear deterrence is aimed at making the potential adversary understand the inevitability of retaliation in case of aggression. The Russian president emphasized that the recent changes were coordinated with Minsk. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko stated that such adjustments should have been made even earlier.

For more details — see the article by “Ъ” “Decree on ATACMS”.