Russia might place strategic nuclear weapons in Belarus, Lukashenko says

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko delivers a state-of-the nation address in Minsk on Friday March 31 2023 (Belarusian Presidential Press Service/AP)

The president of Belarus says Russian strategic nuclear weapons might be deployed in his country along with part of Russia’s tactical nuclear arsenal.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said earlier this week his country intends to deploy tactical, comparatively short-range and small-yield nuclear weapons in Belarus, its neighbour and ally.