Russia sites Nuclear Weapons in Belarus in retaliation for "US Nuclear Weapons in Europe"
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Russia plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighbouring Belarus,
President Vladimir Putin ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced plans to put tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, drawing condemnation from neighbouring Ukraine, the European Union and NATO. Moscow will complete the construction of a special storage facility for tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus by the beginning of July, Putin told state broadcaster Russia 1. He said Moscow had already transferred an Iskander short-range missile system, a device which can be fitted with nuclear or conventional warheads, to Belarus.