**Putin arrived in the Kremlin immediately after meeting with Alexander Lukashenko in St. Petersburg. ** https://www.unian.ua/war/vnochi-putin-terminovo-pribuv-do-kremlya-video-novini-vtorgnennya-rosiji-v-ukrajinu-11879781.html
Alexander Lukashenko asks to make a move with a core.
Vladimir Putin hastened to grant the request in the Konstantinovsky Palace
On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin received President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at the Konstantinovsky Palace in St. Petersburg, together with whom he presented, a special correspondent of Kommersant believes Andrey Kolesnikov, his response to the Lithuanian ultimatum.
Before arriving at the Konstantinovsky Palace, the president of Belarus took a boat ride through the environs of St. Petersburg and reached the port of Bronka in the Leningrad region, where Belarus is building its own, presumably, division (on Russian, of course, credit).
Alyaksandr Lukashenka, it seemed, was all in white (but no, the top was white — a T-shirt and a soft, cashmere-looking jumper, well, just a lump in his throat; and the bottom, that is, sweatpants, was black; that is, moderately absurd, but still not completely absurd), gave the impression of a person who needs a lot to be happy: summer, waves, his own quasi-port and the excitement of the upcoming meeting with Vladimir Putin. And all this he had that day, one might say, in abundance.
Vladimir Putin, who, according to Kommersant, was first going to ride on the same boat with Alexander Lukashenko, and then changed his mind (and it can be understood), was waiting for his colleague in the Konstantinovsky Palace.
Here two people met who, it seems, no longer need to say any words to each other: one knows too well what the other can say to him, and just what he can say. But there were cameras here, and they talked.
Moreover, as it turned out, there was a topic.
— In my opinion, we have 15 percent of world trade and 25 percent for some types of fertilizers — this is a very significant amount on world markets. Underinvestment of fertilizers, of course, reduces the prospects for the next year's harvest. All this is very sad, " Mr. Putin said.
But no, he didn't look sad.
And it wasn't the same topic that they were currently sitting either in front of each other or next to each other: the chairs were half-turned, and you had to turn your head to look a colleague in the eye, so they didn't abuse it.
"But nevertheless," Mr. Putin assured, " we agreed to do everything that depends on us, to take all the actions that depend on us, in order, I repeat once again, to meet the demands of our consumers, our customers.
It was now clear why Vladimir Putin did not look sad: he still expected to do everything possible to meet the demand of customers.
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— We are satisfied with the place that is indicated and supported by you. The place is good. (That is, everything was hanging in the balance, and you might not like it.- A. K.) So we are already slowly starting to ship mineral fertilizers there. I think that there will be the most powerful port. We may not even have enough of it! (Alexander Lukashenko couldn't just approve the port. He'd start talking and get carried away. There is also no port for it, in fact, there is no port, and it will not be enough for it.- A. K.) But, as we agreed, it will be seen there if it is necessary to expand!
Then Alexander Lukashenko admitted that he no longer has the strength to wait for Belarus to become a member of the SCO: — I want to talk to you about the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, where we are observers.
Perhaps we will consult you and you will support us... Increase or expand our status. A lot of time has already passed. I think we will not be superfluous there.
Well, I was modest.
But that wasn't what it was all about. However, I must say that Alexander Lukashenko did not pretend that membership in the SCO is the only thing that really concerns him here.
-Vladimir Vladimirovich, - we are very stressed by the situation and the policy pursued by our neighbors, - he soon admitted. — As you know, these are the leaders of Poland and Lithuania... A policy of confrontation. And you have enough of them, especially in Ukraine: recently, most of the mercenaries, as we note, are from Poland. I don't understand why they need it... Confrontation!.. But it is clear that they are standing behind us, pushing us, and so on... But the policy is disgusting, the behavior is aggressive!
That was closer to the point.
What response is Russia preparing to Vilnius for restricting transit to Kaliningrad.
The same goes for Lithuania! Alexander Lukashenko exclaimed.— Recently, there has been a growing flow of information about their plan to stop transit from Russia through Belarus to Kaliningrad, to isolate Kaliningrad. Look, this is akin to declaring some kind of war already! Such things are unacceptable in modern conditions!
It was hardly necessary to put it in such harsh terms. What kind of war is this, from Lithuania's point of view? At best, a special operation.
"We are very concerned," the Belarusian president admitted, " about the training flights of United States and NATO aircraft that are training to carry nuclear warheads and nuclear warheads. This is very stressful for us!
The common people, it is "straining" in his performance and really strained.
Here, it seems, a response to Lithuania was born before our eyes, although strange experts from both sides still said that there was nothing really to answer.
It was just that they were civilian experts, not military experts.
"Therefore, I ask you to consider the question of a mirror answer to these things, without going too far," Alexander Lukashenko continued."They're training to carry nuclear warheads!" Please help us at least adapt our planes that we have, Su-35s, in my opinion (he didn't know exactly what he had, because it seems they forgot to tell him what he has.- AK), which can carry nuclear charges!..
That's what it was all about. That was what they were meeting for now in the Konstantinovsky Palace. Alexander Lukashenko proposed to Vladimir Putin (at the suggestion, obviously, of Vladimir Putin) to create a base in Belarus with aircraft capable of carrying nuclear weapons.
Thus, this could be Vladimir Putin's response not only to the threat of isolating the Kaliningrad region from Russia, but also to the very movement of NATO to the east, to the Russian borders. Finally the answer!
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This move has not yet made Belarus a new nuclear power. But he made it a nuclear-armed power on the territory of the country.
If Russia puts it there. And then it will target you. But she can. No shackles, no brakes... There's nothing left. And all this is easily pronounced in the Konstantinovsky Palace after a light boat trip. (Alexander Lukashenko managed to change into a suit after all; now he was all in black. But to be fair, he didn't even pretend to be all in white in the morning.)
I'm not talking about the fact that tomorrow we will move or you will move nuclear weapons there! - the President of Belarus made a reservation.— But we can't joke!" We remember 1941, when we were lulled to sleep: everything will be fine, everything is quiet, no one will attack, and then we were not ready for this.
He was then, however, lulled to sleep at best literally, under a lullaby.
"Therefore," the President of Belarus said, " this is a very serious situation for us.This is not the first time I have raised this issue with you. I know what you considered in the Ministry of Defense.
There, apparently, someone came up with this bright idea. Or maybe Vladimir Putin personally nurtured it. — I would like to hear how events will develop here. I do not hide the fact that I am raising the question that we can be ready for anything, even the use of the most serious weapons, in order to protect our Fatherland from Brest to Vladivostok. (By Fatherland, he apparently meant the Union State.- A. K.).
This is our immediate responsibility! And especially these workouts!.. You know about them too!.. American flights using NATO partners. If they train, they probably think something ... Or why train?!
Thinking of attacking, he wanted to say. Otherwise, why train?
Alexander Lukashenko calmly spoke about the use of nuclear weapons, and made it clear that this time you can not make mistakes, as in 1941, that is, you need to hit first.
The Russian nuclear doctrine previously did not involve a first-time nuclear strike, but recently it has not been improved at all. There are no rules. The winner is the one who knows the rules by which the rules are changed. Or rather, the person who writes them.
And Alexander Lukashenko, it seems, felt just such a person now.
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As for security issues, yes, it is true that the Americans have 200 tactical nuclear weapons stored in Europe, mostly atomic bombs, - Vladimir Putin seemed to be responding to the remark of Alexander Lukashenko, but maybe he just forgot to say this phrase earlier; that is, in his speech there was nothing about 200 tactical bombs. nuclear warheads.- 200 in six European countries, members of the North Atlantic Alliance. For their possible use, 257 aircraft have been prepared — not only from the US, but also from these countries I mentioned.
"Outside the United States," Alexander Lukashenko, who hadn't heard correctly, said.
— Outside the United States, in Europe, " Mr. Putin once again explained to him.
— And in Russia there is not a single base like this! Alexander Lukashenko said cheerfully.
"Not in Russia," Mr. Putin agreed with a half— smile.— You said that it would be possible to respond in a mirror way. You can, but we probably shouldn't even respond in a mirror way (220 charges and 257 planes.- A. K.) - no need!
That is, to destroy Europe, so much is not necessary.
"But I fully agree with you that we must take care of the unconditional provision of our security, the security of the Union State, and perhaps of other CSTO countries," he added.
No, Mr. Putin was referring to his own security. But to ensure it, we must be able to destroy Europe.
At least that was the case until now.
"Therefore," the Russian president stated, " I propose the following.
In service with the Ukrainian army... (he just made a slip of the tongue.- A. K.) the Belarusian army has a fairly large group of Su-25 aircraft (and not Su-35.— A. K.). They could be retrofitted accordingly.
— "25-e" planes? - the President of Belarus asked with strange bewilderment. Maybe he was trying to figure out how it was possible to re — equip the Su-25,which until now had not been seen as capable of carrying nuclear bombs.
There was something he still didn't understand.
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"Yes, the Su-25," the Russian president repeated patiently.— They could be retrofitted.
However, this modernization should be carried out at aircraft factories in Russia... But we will agree with you on how to do it... And start training the flight crew accordingly.
This is the first one. And the second. As we agreed, you raised the question about this, and we have made a decision: we will transfer Iskander-M tactical missile systems to Belarus in the next few months (the President of Belarus also apparently forgot to ask for this in his speech, and he had to remind us again that he raised the question- A. K.), which, as is known, can use both ballistic and cruise missiles, both in conventional and nuclear versions.
"Yes, I absolutely agree," Mr. Lukashenko finished.
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