Russian President Vladimir Putin recently announced Moscow will place nuclear weapons in Belarus.
Putin told Russian state television on March 25 that he will station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, though he did not specify when the action would occur. The Russian leader said the move does not violate any of Russia's nuclear non-proliferation commitments. Putin also said Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has long been a staunch ally of Russia, had requested the weapons' deployment.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during a meeting with Commonwealth of Independent States officials in Minsk on May 28, 2021. Lukaskenko ordered a check of the readiness of his combat forces, according to an announcement from Belarus' defense ministry."Today, on behalf of the Head of State, the combat readiness check of the armed forces of the Republic of Belarus has begun.
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