"The joint Regional Group of Troops (Forces) deployed on the territory of Belarus, modern Russian defense systems and tactical nuclear weapons reliably cover the western borders of the Union State and the CSTO, providing a counterbalance to neo-Nazi Ukraine and NATO groupings stationed in neighboring countries," the ministry said ahead of the working visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Minsk. Russia and Belarus have taken serious measures in recent years to strengthen the common defense and security space of the Union State amid the turbulent global military and political situation, it added. According to the Russian state policy...