Russia's Offer of Nuclear Weapons to Join Union State Raises Concerns.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, claimed that nations who side with Russia in its war against Ukraine will be given nuclear weapons. Lukashenko has long been a staunch supporter of Putin, most recently lending military support to Moscow in its invasion of Ukraine, a country that Belarus borders to the south. Putin has repeatedly been accused of threatening the use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine or ally nations who assist it in pushing back the Russian invasion.