 Belarus threatened Western countries with nuclear weapons. Viktor Krenin, Minister of Defence of Belarus, has said that Belarus is already preparing sites for the deployment of Russia's strategic nuclear weapons. If necessary, we will have strategic nuclear weapons, and we are already preparing our existing sites. And if the hostile rhetoric continues, this will be the next step. We will respond to force only with force. The West does not understand otherwise, he said. He has added that only the Russian side will be able to use the tactical nuclear weapons that will be deployed in Belarus. At the same time, Krenin has pointed out once again that Belarus has prepared equipment and aircraft that can carry nuclear munitions, and Belarus has also received a modern Iskander missile system, which is also capable of using missiles with nuclear warheads. And next week, according to the Belarusian Defence Minister, the preparation of the relevant Belarusian unit in Russia will be completed. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on March 25 that Russia will complete the construction of a special storage facility for tactical nuclear weapons in neighbouring Belarus, sparking fierce international criticism. Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Putin has repeatedly threatened the West and Kiev with nuclear weapons. For this reason, the growing nuclear threats and the movement of Russian nuclear forces closer to European borders cannot but cause concern for Western countries, especially Russia's closest neighbours.