Putin: Russia to Deploy Tactical Nuclear Weapons to Belarus in July

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Friday at a meeting in the Sochi resort that Russia will start deploying tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus after the facilities are ready between July 7 and 8.

According to the Reuters news agency, a Kremlin statement quoted Putin as saying: "Everything is going according to plan, everything is stable."

The two presidents agreed earlier on the plan to deploy short-range nuclear missiles on the territory of Belarus, Moscow's close ally and supporter in the Ukraine war, provided that the missiles remain under Russian command.

The two presidents agreed earlier on the plan to deploy short-range nuclear missiles on the territory of Belarus, Moscow's close ally and supporter in the Ukraine war, provided that the missiles remain under Russian command.