Russia to deploy nukes in Belarus

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 27, 2023 12:15 am

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday he would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighbor and ally Belarus, bringing the arms to a country at the gates of the European Union.

Putin has previously issued thinly veiled warnings that he could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine if Russia were threatened, reviving Cold War-era fears.

PROVOCATIVE ACT Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with the Transport Minister at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 25, 2023. Putin said Saturday he would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighbor and ally Belarus, bringing the arms to a country at the gates of the European Union. AFP PHOTO

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