FILE PHOTO: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend an award ceremony following their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia October 9, 2024. Sergei Ilnitsky/File Photo
(Reuters) - Changes announced by Russia to its nuclear weapons policy were long overdue and will probably "cool the ardour" of its Western enemies, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview released on Sunday.
Lukashenko, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, said "hotheads" in the West had already heard the nuclear signals being sent by Moscow even before the Kremlin leader announced the changes last month.
