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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Minsk, March 13 (Xinhua) — The Oreshnik missile system will not be used against NATO or Ukraine unless Belarus is attacked. This was stated by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Friday, responding to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's February statement that NATO should consider the Oreshnik missile system deployed in Belarus a legitimate target. The Belarusian president's press service published the corresponding information on the same day.
"This isn't even newsworthy. This is pure stupidity, and only fools are talking about it. I'm not saying we'll launch this Oreshnik missile system at Vilnius, Warsaw, or Kyiv tomorrow. That's not our task. We need to defend our country," the Belarusian leader declared, adding that the Oreshnik missile system would not be used unless there was an attack on Belarus from Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania, or Latvia. He also proposed resolving the issue in a humane manner.
"Furthermore, yesterday or the day before, a drone crashed, injuring our woman. They're starting to investigate—it was Ukrainian," the Belarusian leader said. "And this isn't the first time. I'm starting to figure out why it crashed. The Ukrainians didn't strike us. The Russian electronic warfare system is working—they jammed the drone, it went the wrong way, ran out of power, and crashed out of control. The war is raging nearby. That's what happened. Yeah, we can shout about it, but what will change? Nothing." –0–
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