Russia reserves right to use nuclear weapons in case of aggression — Putin

Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in case of aggression against itself and Belarus, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a session of the Security Council's permanent meeting on nuclear deterrence, Report informs referring to TASS.

"We reserve the right to use nuclear weapons in case of aggression against Russia and Belarus as a member of the Union State," Putin said, emphasizing that the right to use nuclear weapons can emerge "among other things, if by using conventional weapons, the enemy causes a critical threat" to Russia’s sovereignty.

The president pointed out that "all these issues have been agreed upon with the Belarusian side, with Belarus’ President [Alexander Lukashenko]."