Russia to Deploy Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Belarus – Putin Confirms Plan

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Russia will begin deploying tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus once the facilities are ready on July 7-8, Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko at a meeting in Sochi today, Reuters reported.

“So everything is according to plan, everything is stable,” Putin said, according to a transcript of the conversation published by the Kremlin.

The two presidents had already approved the plan to deploy short-range Russian nuclear missiles on the territory of Moscow’s close ally, Reuters notes. Weapons in Belarus will remain under Russian command.
(BTA, Vladimir Arangelov)