Belarus Agrees To Host Putin's Nukes
Daily Express|May 26, 2023
BELARUS yesterday signed a deal allowing Russian nuclear weapons to be deployed on its territory.
Yuras Karmanau
Belarus Agrees To Host Putin's Nukes

The move formalised a plan agreed earlier by Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

Putin had announced in March that his country planned to deploy tactical, comparatively short-range and small-yield nuclear weapons in Belarus.

The deal comes as Russia braces itself for Ukraine's much-anticipated counter-offensive on the battlefield.

Hostility

Both Russian and Belarusian officials said the step was driven by continuing hostility from the West.

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