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Putin says Russia will deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus next month

By Mike Brest
Published June 9, 2023 2:35pm ET
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Putin says Russia will deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus next month
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 […]

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.

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