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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