Belarus Security Council says Moscow and Minsk are always ready to support each other

Russia will protect Belarus in a difficult moment, while the latter will always support Russia in return, state secretary of the Belarusian Security Council Alexander Wolfovich told reporters before the meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State on December 6.

"The two states should support each other in the international arena in terms of protecting the national interests of one and the other country. In a difficult moment, the Russian Federation will protect the Republic of Belarus, while the Republic of Belarus is always ready to support the Russian Federation," BelTA quoted him as saying.

Wolfovich pointed out that the situation around Belarus and Russia has changed radically. He called the security trends disappointing, noting that the West doesn't want to have a strong and independent structure next to it and provokes the SG to retaliate.

Earlier in the day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow and Minsk are in favor of equal security for all. He specified that the agreement on mutual security guarantees between the parties will be concluded in the interests of both countries. The document spells out strategic objectives, while tactical nuclear weapons are out of the question.

The day before, December 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered to sign a treaty with Belarus on security guarantees within the Union State. The proposal of the Russian Foreign Ministry was agreed with the interested federal government agencies. Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus Igor Nazaruk noted at the same time that both countries had changed their approaches to the use of nuclear weapons due to the emergence of new technologies.