"Putin Announces Plan to Station Nuclear Weapons in Belarus"

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to move nuclear weapons into Belarus as a warning to the West amid increasing support for Ukraine. Putin claimed the move was in response to Britain's decision to send armor-piercing rounds containing depleted uranium, which Russia falsely claimed had nuclear components. Storage facilities for the weapons in Belarus are slated to be constructed by July 1, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has long been asking for the weapons. Putin insisted that Russia would not be violating international nuclear obligations and added that the United States has previously deployed its nuclear weapons on its NATO allies' territory.
- Russia plans to move nuclear weapons into Belarus, Putin says New York Post
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- Putin says Moscow to station nuclear weapons in Belarus, first time since 1990s Yahoo News
- Explainer: What are tactical nuclear weapons, what is Russia's policy? Reuters
- Putin: Russia to station nuclear weapons in Belarus BBC
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