Lukashenko offers nuclear weapons to allies of Russia.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, promised nuclear weapons to any nation who supports his country and Russia. This came after Belarus agreed to host Russia's tactical nuclear weapons. Putin has repeatedly threatened nuclear escalation since invading Ukraine. Belarus does not have its own nuclear weapons, having given them all to Russia in the 1990s after the fall of the Soviet Union. The agreement comes as Ukraine continues to prepare for a highly anticipated counteroffensive supported by US- and NATO-supplied weapons.