MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and Belarus will have to consider a joint response if the United States deploys new intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Europe, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday, the Belta news agency reported.

He said such a move would be necessary if Washington moved to deploy new missiles following its withdrawal from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.

“...We will have to think together with Russia about measures in response (if that happens),” Lukashenko was quoted as saying.