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Is the world heading for a nuclear war? Putin says Russia will deploy nuclear weapons to Belarus

Politiko 2023-03-25 20:59:06

Is the world heading for a nuclear war? Putin says Russia will deploy nuclear

Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow has reached an agreement to deploy tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of close ally Belarus, which borders both Russia and Ukraine.

Russian state news agency TASS on March 25 quoted Putin as saying that there is "nothing unusual" about the step, and that it does not violate existing nuclear disarmament treaties.

"We have agreed with [Belarusian ruler Alyaksandr] Lukashenka to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, without violating the disarmament regime," the Russian leader was quoted as saying by TASS.

"There is nothing unusual here: first, the United States has been doing this for decades. Those who have long placed their tactical nuclear weapons on the territories of their allied countries", he said. "We have agreed that we will do the same."

Putin has added that Russia is building a military depot in Belarus, and that Moscow will not hand over weapons control to the Minsk authorities./REL

 

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