Lukashenko is ready to place Russian troops in Belarus

"All armed forces with all types of weapons" will be placed on the Belarusian territory "immediately" if it is necessary for the security of Belarus and the Russian Federation, Alexander Lukashenko said. All armed forces (of Russia - Ed.) With all types of weapons can be "immediately" placed on the territory of Belarus, if this is required to ensure the security of the Union State. This statement by the head of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko was disseminated by the state news agency BelTA on Friday, July 30. At the same time, Lukashenko noted that the issue of the placed of Russian military bases in Belarus had never been discussed at the presidential level. According to the politician, the Belarusian authorities have the opportunity to "put under arms" 500 thousand people in a short period. “If it’s not enough, all the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will be brought in here. This will never happen. But if necessary, we will not hesitate,” he stressed. Kremlin on the possible to place Russian troops in Belarus Commenting on Lukashenko’s words, the Russian president’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin had not received any requests from Minsk regarding the placement of Russian armed forces in Belarus. “There have been no appeals from Belarus. You know that this is possible only after the official appeal of the leadership of one country to the leadership of another country. In this regard, there are legal procedures and powers defined by law,” as Interfax quotes Peskov.