Nuclear Arms Offered to Belarus Allies by Putin's Ally Amid Criticism.
TL;DR
A senior Belarusian official has said that Western countries left Belarus with no choice but to deploy Russian tactical nuclear weapons and warned them not to "cross red lines" on key strategic issues. Belarus is Russia's staunchest ally among ex-Soviet states and allowed its territory to be used to launch the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Russia moved ahead last week with a decision to deploy tactical nuclear weapons on Belarusian territory aimed at achieving specific gains on the battlefield.
- Belarus official: West left us no choice but to deploy nuclear arms Reuters.com
- Lukashenko says Putin will give nuclear weapons to anyone who joins Union State Yahoo News
- Russia brushes off Biden's criticism over staging nukes in Belarus New York Post
- Putin Ally Offers Nuclear Weapons to Anyone Willing to Join Russia Newsweek
- Russia to US: No lectures on nuclear weapon deployments Al Jazeera English
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