Russian may deploy new ballistic missile system ‘Oreshnik’ in Belarus

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia could deploy its new “Oreshnik” intermediate-range hypersonic missile on the territory of its ally, Belarus, in the second half of next year. Putin announced this decision in Minsk, where he signed a mutual defense pact with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko.

VOA’s Russian service spoke to regional experts about Putin’s motives, his nuclear threats to Ukraine and the West, and how the deployment of the “Oreshnik” in Belarus will affect the military balance in the region.

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