Belarus, Russia to use all available means to defend themselves — Security Council chief

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · May 26, 2026 · 187 words

Russia-Belarus Military Cooperation Strategic Deterrence Union State Sovereignty

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Belarusian State Security Council Secretary Alexander Volfovich stated that Belarus and Russia do not pose a threat to others but will defend the Union State using all available resources. He highlighted the deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons and missile systems as a means of strategic deterrence against potential Western aggression.

Propaganda risk 50%

Claims checked 4

Techniques found 3

Topics 3

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What happened

Belarus and Russia pose no threat to anyone, but will defend the territory of the Union State with all available resources, Secretary of the State Security Council of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Volfovich stated.

Why it matters

"We pose no threat to anyone; both [Russian President] Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and [Belarusian President] Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko have stated this.

Common ground

But we will defend our territory with all available means within the Union State," Volfovich said during a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization’s (CSTO) Committee of Security Council Secretaries.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Fear, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

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Propaganda Score

confidence: 90%

Moderate concerns. Notable use of persuasive or loaded language.

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eFinder identified 3 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 70% confidence

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Appeal to Fear 80% confidence

Building support by instilling anxiety or panic in the audience.

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Glittering Generalities 70% confidence

Using vague, emotionally appealing phrases ('freedom', 'justice') without specifics.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Volfovich said [this] during a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization’s (CSTO) Committee of Security Council Secretaries”

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The provided evidence for this claim is completely irrelevant, consisting of search results for Alexander the Great and unrelated Belarusian/Kazakh protests. There is no evidence in the provided set confirming the specific meeting of the CSTO Committee of Security Council Secretaries.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2020–2021 Belarusian protests were a series of mass political demonstrations and protests against the Belarusian government and President Alexander Lukashenko. The largest anti-government protests…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020–2021_Belarusian_protests

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 Kazakh unrest, also known as January Events, Bloody January, or the January Tragedy, was a series of mass protests and civil unrest that began in Kazakhstan on 2 January 2022 after a sudden s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Kazakh_unrest

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 21, 2026 · Meanwhile, Alexander's preserved body lay in a golden sarcophagus filled with spices, while craftsmen labored for a staggering two years on the ornate funeral carriage meant to transpor…
https://www.history.com/articles/alexander-the-great-body-to…

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Claim 2: “the deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons and Oreshnik missile systems in Belarus has contributed to strengthening strategic deterrence measures within the Union State”

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The claim is supported by a cross-reference from TASS and multiple web search results (Wikipedia, Think Tank Journal, CNN) confirming the existence and capabilities of the Oreshnik missile system and its association with Russian strategic deterrence.

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web search NEUTRAL — Oreshnik, is a Russian intermediate-range ballistic missile characterized by its reported speed exceeding Mach 10, according to the Ukrainian military. Oreshnik saw its first combat use on 21 November…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreshnik_(missile)

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web search NEUTRAL — The Oreshnik (Russian for “hazelnut tree”) is a nuclear-capable hypersonic intermediate-range ballistic missile derived from the RS-26 Rubezh system. Key capabilities include: Range: Up to 5,000–5,500…
https://thinktank.pk/2025/12/31/from-belarus-to-brussels-in-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Russia’s missile forces chief has declared that Oreshnik, which can carry conventional or nuclear warheads, has a range allowing it to reach all of Europe.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/01/europe/russia-oreshnik-hypers…

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Claim 3: “The nuclear force training exercise conducted under the leadership of the two presidents of our countries has proven and confirmed to everyone that it exists”

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Two independent sources confirm the occurrence of joint nuclear exercises between Russia and Belarus: a report from Belarus 24 regarding the first joint exercise of its kind and a statement from the Belarusian Foreign Ministry regarding compliance with the NPT.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nuclear exercises jointly conducted by Russia and Belarus comply with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and are an analogue of the NATO practice of "joint nuclear missions," the Belarusian Fo…
https://sputnikglobe.com/20260528/russian-belarusian-nuclear…

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web search NEUTRAL — Russian forces admitted their use of CS gas during the Russo-Ukrainian war, in violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention.[18] Russia was also accused of using a radiological weapon in the form of p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_and_weapons_of_mass_des…

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web search NEUTRAL — Latest Belarus and world news, Minsk news on Belarus 24 website."Indeed, it is the first joint exercise of the kind. But as for elements, as for the components, it turns out that our general staffs, o…
https://belarus24.by/en/news/president/presidents-of-belarus…

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Claim 4: “Secretary of the State Security Council of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Volfovich stated that Belarus and Russia pose no threat to anyone, but will defend the territory of the Union State with all available resources”

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Multiple independent web search results (TASS and a Facebook post from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine quoting Volfovich) confirm that Alexander Volfovich stated Belarus and Russia pose no threat but will defend the Union State.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexander Grigoryevich Volfovich (transcribed from Belarusian: Aliaksandr Ryhoravich Valfovich) (Belarusian: Аляксандр Рыгоравіч Вальфовіч) is a Belarusian general who is the current Secretary of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Volfovich

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Security Council of the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian: Савет бяспекі Рэспублікі Беларусь, Saviet biaśpieki Respubliki Bielaruś; Russian: Совет безопасности Республики Беларусь) is an interdepart…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Council_of_Belarus

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky (Russian: Владимир Вольфович Жириновский, IPA: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr ˈvolʲfəvʲɪtɕ ʐɨrʲɪˈnofskʲɪj], né Eidelstein, Russian: Эйдельштейн; 25 April 1946 – 6 April 2022) was a Russia…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Zhirinovsky

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