Russia has begun moving nuclear weapons to Belarus, which shares a 674-mile border with Ukraine, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday.
Lukashenko’s announcement followed Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu meeting earlier in the day with Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin in Minsk to sign documents about the placement of Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. According the agreement, the Kremlin will remain in control of what Russia reports are nonstrategic weapons.
Russian President Vladimir Putin first publicly discussed in March placing nuclear weapons in Belarus, which also shares borders with three NATO nations—Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. Lukashenko has long been a staunch ally of Putin, and the Russian leader used Belarus as a launching pad for the start of his war against Ukraine on February 24, 2022. However, Putin’s attempt to overtake Kyiv in the early days of the conflict with troops entering from Belarus failed.
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