US President Joe Biden said on Friday he had an „extremely negative” reaction to reports that Russia has proceeded with a plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.
US President Joe Biden speaks to reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 26 May 2023.Photo: EPA/Samuel Corum / POOL
Belarusian authorities have reported that Russia has initiated the transportation of tactical nuclear warheads to Belarus for storage.
On Thursday, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Belarusian Defence Minister Viktor Khrenin signed documents on the deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons to Belarusian territory during a meeting in the Belarusian capital Minsk.
Earlier this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was planning to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighbouring Belarus and that Minsk would have a storage facility for Russian nuclear weapons ready by July 1, according to reports at the time.
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Source: IAR, Reuters
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