Lukashenko signs law to ratify security guarantees treaty with Russia

MINSK:  Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a law on the ratification of the Belarus-Russia treaty on security guarantees w...

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MINSK:  Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a law on the ratification of the Belarus-Russia treaty on security guarantees within their Union State, the BelTA news agency said, citing Lukashenko’s press service.

The relevant bill was earlier passed by the Belarus’ House of Representatives, or lower house of parliament, and approved by the Council of the Republic, or upper house.

The Russian-Belarusian Treaty on Security Guarantees within the Union State was ratified by the Russian State Duma (lower house of parliament) and the Federation Council (upper house) on February 18 and 26, respectively. The treaty was signed in Minsk on December 6, 2024.

Under the Treaty, the parties undertake to support each other with all methods and means agreed upon and permitted by international law and take corresponding actions in the political, military and other spheres in case of threats to the security of ether party and the Union State as a whole.

Pursuant to the Treaty, Russia and Belarus will deem an armed attack on a member of the Union State as an act of aggression against the Union State as a whole and will take appropriate retaliatory measures using all forces and capabilities at their disposal.

In addition, the parties regard Russian nuclear weapons as an important factor of preventing the emergence of nuclear military conflicts or military conflicts with the use of conventional weapons, as well as a deterrent that can be used only as an extreme and last-resort measure.

In accordance with the document, Russia’s nuclear weapons may be employed in response to the use of nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction against any of the parties to the Treaty. They can also be used in case of aggression against either party with the use of conventional weapons that creates a critical threat to its sovereignty or territorial integrity. A decision on using Russian nuclear weapons deployed on the territory of Belarus for the purpose of its protection will be taken in a procedure established by the parties.

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