MINSK: Belarus is ready to deploy advanced Iskander Russian missiles that could hit targets deep inside Europe.
President Alexander Lukashenko is in talks with Moscow regarding this, a report said.
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Mr. Lukashenko said that he would like to see closer relations with the West but that he sympathizes with Russia on two flashpoints that have rocked relations — the conflict in Georgia and U.S. plans to place antimissile systems in Europe to counter a potential threat from Iran.
The talks raise the ante in the debate over a U.S. plan to deploy missile defense in Europe.
Mr. Lukashenko said he “absolutely supports” Russia’s plans to place Iskander missiles in Kaliningrad that would target the U.S. missile system.
Mr. Lukashenko said Russia also had proposed putting Iskander missiles in Belarus. The country is situated between Russia and Poland.
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