Putin says the move does not violate any nonproliferation agreements and that he’s not doing anything the U.S. hasn’t done for decades in stationing its weapons in Europe.

The Kremlin’s threats to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus is not news for the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine; Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, just raises stakes with his statements. Source: Andrii Yusov,

Putin made the announcement at a time of growing tensions with the West over the Ukraine war and as some Russian commentators speculate about possible nuclear strikes. It is the first time in decades that Moscow is basing such arms outside the country.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced he is planning to store some tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus, which could be the first time Russia has deployed nuclear weapons outside its borders since the 1990s.

Belarus on Tuesday confirmed it will host Russian tactical nuclear weapons, saying the decision was a response to years of Western pressure, including sanctions and what it said was a military-build up by NATO member states near its borders.

Putin’s plan to station weapons in Belarus is one of Russia’s clearest nuclear signals since the start of its invasion of Ukraine

Belarus “has been subjected to unprecedented political, economic and information pressure from the United States, the United Kingdom and its Nato allies, as well as the member s