Russia signs deal to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko talk to each other during the plenary session of the Eurasian Economic Forum in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, May 24, 2023. Picture: Vyacheslav Viktorov, Roscongress Foundation via AP

Russia and Belarus have signed a deal formalising the procedure for deploying Russian nuclear weapons on Belarusian territory.

Control of the weapons will remain with Moscow.