Russia To Place Tactical Nuclear Weapons In Belarus’ Near The Polish Border

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link in Moscow, Russia, March 31, 2023. Photo by Alexei Babushkin/Sputnik/Kremlin via REUTERS 

Reuters: Russia to place nuclear weapons near Belarus' borders with NATO 

(Reuters) - Russia will move its tactical nuclear weapons close to the western borders of Belarus, the Russian envoy to Minsk said on Sunday, placing them at NATO's threshold in a move likely to further escalate Moscow's standoff with the West. 

In one of the Russia's most pronounced nuclear signals since the beginning of its invasion of Ukraine 13 months ago, President Vladimir Putin said on March 26 that Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. 

The two Slav neighbors are formally part of a "union state" and have been in talks for years to integrate further, a process that has accelerated after Minsk allowed Moscow to use Belarusian territory to send troops into Ukraine last year.  

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WNU Editor: Even though there are Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Kaliningrad, this new deployment is a definite escalation. 

Russia To Place Tactical Nuclear Weapons In Belarus’ Near The Polish Border  

Russia to place tactical nukes near Belarus’ western border, ambassador says -- AP  

Russia to put nukes near Belarus' border with NATO countries, envoy says -- LA Times  

Ambassador: Russia to deploy tactical nuclear weapons near Belarus's western border -- Kyiv Independent 

Russia to put nukes in Belarus near NATO borders, envoy says -- Al Jazeera