Russia will deploy tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus once the necessary infrastructure is ready, which is expected to be next month, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
The Russian leader, who ordered his troops to invade their neighbor in February 2022, warned in March he would deploy these weapons to Belarus, which was seen as an apparent warning to the United States and its European allies.“Everything is going according to plan,” Putin told Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at the Black Sea summer retreat in Sochi, according to Reuters.
“We have not seen any reason to adjust our own nuclear posture, nor any indications that Russia is preparing to use a nuclear weapon," the spokesperson added."For Belarus, this is yet another example of Lukashenko making irresponsible and provocative choices. We remain committed to the collective defense of the NATO alliance.”
Tactical nuclear weapons are small nuclear warheads intended for short-range use on the battlefield or for a limited strike, and Russia's nuclear doctrine includes the belief that it could use a small nuclear weapon without incurring a nuclear retaliatory response from the United States or others.
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