The Belarusian president says Minsk wants a weapon similar to Russia’s Iskander.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday that his country will build a new missile system with Moscow’s help.

Speaking at a meeting with military officials, Lukashenko said he had been promised “full support” from Moscow in the development of a missile similar to those used in Russia’s Iskander short-range ballistic missile systems.

He added that the matter was discussed last month during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos.


“In my presence, President [Putin] told Rogozin to provide immediate support, so we wouldn’t build it from scratch but instead could use the experience of Russian missile experts who had built the Iskander.”

Lukashenko said he had struck a deal with Moscow to purchase Iskander missiles, noting that Belarus would “keep” the Russian S-400 air defense missile system currently stationed in the country.

Iskander missiles are launched from mobile launchers and can strike targets at a range of up to 500km (310 miles). Russia has used the missiles in Syria and, most recently, during its military campaign in Ukraine.

The S-400 is one of the most advanced long-range air defense systems in the world, and is produced by Russian company Almaz-Antey. According to the specifications, it can hit targets at a range of up to 400km, depending on the type of missile.

Source: https://www.rt.com/russia/555251-belarus-russian-missiles-iskander/

if Putin was young I would have dated him , man of the soil a no nonsense man , a man who build bridges with neighbour's that have sense , and who can't be proxy controlled by the God forsaken west , a man who call a spade a spade, a man with the Best interest of Africa , a man against imperialism , a man who talk less and act more , a man who name threatens the either satanic controlled west and so called 30 country NATO... Putin na man you be

Poland is about to have missiles stationed at their borders. Very good. Russia will start arming their allies now to the teeth. Something they've been refraining from doing.

Emmanueltrinity:
if Putin was young I would have dated him , man of the soil a no nonsense man , a man who build bridges with neighbour's that have sense , and who can't be proxy controlled by the God forsaken west , a man who call a spade a spade, a man with the Best interest of Africa , a man against imperialism , a man who talk less and act more , a man who name threatens the either satanic controlled west and so called 30 country NATO... Putin na man you be

Putin is GOAT. Truly he's the tormentor of the West. If the world had two or three more personalities like Vladimir Putin, the USA and their completely useless, shameless, and stinking lapdogs like the likes of UK would've been put in the dustbins where they clearly belong.
But trust me, since it is only putin, the man will still put them where they belong. Albeit it'll take some time.

Emmanueltrinity:
if Putin was young I would have dated him , man of the soil a no nonsense man , a man who build bridges with neighbour's that have sense , and who can't be proxy controlled by the God forsaken west , a man who call a spade a spade, a man with the Best interest of Africa , a man against imperialism , a man who talk less and act more , a man who name threatens the either satanic controlled west and so called 30 country NATO... Putin na man you be

I dey blush for Putin.

MangekyoAlt:
Poland is about to have missiles stationed at their borders. Very good. Russia will start arming their allies now to the teeth. Something they've been refraining from doing.

when they are out if favour with Poland the missiles will be taken back, so what next

Militarization of eastern Europe is not good for Russis. It will be like middle east with protracted crisis.

MangekyoAlt:
Poland is about to have missiles stationed at their borders. Very good. Russia will start arming their allies now to the teeth. Something they've been refraining from doing.

russia it’self is not even armed to the teeth.. apart from rustic Soviet era nuclear armaments; what else ?

joyandfaith:
Militarization of eastern Europe is not good for Russis. It will be like middle east with protracted crisis.

Your master, US and Nato made M/E a war thorn region.
If east Europe don't want to coexist peacefully with Russia, then there's nothing bad with Russia arming Belarus.
US has been arming poland and Ukraine for years, yet you never came out to point that out.

leofab:
russia it’self is not even armed to the teeth.. apart from rustic Soviet era nuclear armaments; what else ?

Go and invade them na

Vicotex:

Your master, US and Nato made M/E a war thorn region.
If east Europe don't want to coexist peacefully with Russia, then there's nothing bad with Russia arming Belarus.
US has been arming poland and Ukraine for years, yet you never came out to point that out.

Russia is destabilizing eastern Europe.

Vicotex:

Go and invade them na

come and invade Nigeria

joyandfaith:


Russia is destabilizing eastern Europe.

Listen to yourself