Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said how many Russian Oreshnik missile systems the country will receive.
The head of state spoke on this topic while answering questions from the media after the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting.
The president's statement is quoted by his press service .
How many "Oreshniki" will Belarus receive?
The agreement on the transfer of Oreshnik to Belarus was reached on December 6 at the Supreme Commander-in-Chief.
Russian President Vladimir Putin then stated that Oreshnik would appear in Belarus in the second half of next year.
Today Lukashenko said that Belarus will receive ten Oreshniki.
I think ten for now, and then we’ll see, ” said the head of state.
According to him, if Russia wants to deploy more Oreshniks, Belarus is ready.
If Russians want to place more of them, we will place more of them, the president said.
He also spoke about what he had discussed with his Russian colleague the day before.
We talked about everything: personal and state issues, about problems not only interstate but also global ones, Lukashenko said.
