Putin ordered to sign a treaty with Belarus on security guarantees

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered to accept the proposal of the Russian Foreign Ministry and sign an agreement with Belarus on security guarantees within the framework of the Union State. The text of the order was published on December 5 on the official Internet portal of legal information.

"To authorize the Russian Foreign Ministry in the course of negotiations on the signing of the said treaty to make changes to its draft, which are not of principal nature," the document specifies.

It is noted that the proposal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation is agreed with the interested federal state bodies. In this case, it will be considered appropriate to implement the signing of the treaty at the highest level.

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Earlier, on September 25, Putin announced the need to adapt the foundations of state policy in the field of nuclear deterrence to modern realities. At that time, he said that the Defense Ministry, Foreign Ministry and Security Council of Russia, after analysis, proposed a number of changes concerning a clearer fixation of the conditions of Russia's transition to the use of nuclear weapons.

Later, on November 11, Russia and Belarus finalized a treaty on security guarantees for the Union State. The new security concept of the SU, which will replace the document adopted back in 1999, will enshrine a provision on joint counteraction to the policies of the United States, unfriendly NATO states and the European Union to achieve strategic goals of mutually beneficial and equal international cooperation.