Putin ally declares war on NATO? Lukashenko warns of Oreshnik missile attack if ‘things go badly’ Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko warned bluntly that Belarus — alongside Russia — will strike back if provoked, singling out the new weapons system ORESHNIK as a deterrent “to make it clear we can strike back if things go badly.” In a wide-ranging address, he accused NATO states of escalating the crisis, condemned restrictions on Russian transit to Kaliningrad, and said Belarus would even esco