Russia's Plan to Deploy Nuclear Weapons Near NATO Borders Raises Concerns.
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Russia plans to move its tactical nuclear weapons close to the western borders of Belarus, placing them at NATO's threshold, in a move likely to escalate Moscow's standoff with the West. The weapons will be stationed in a storage facility to be completed by July 1 and then moved to the west of Belarus. Belarus borders Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland, all part of NATO's Eastern flank that has been bolstered with additional troops and military equipment following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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