Putin says Russia will deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus, Ukraine’s neighbor to the north, in early July

BY HALEY OTT

UPDATED ON: JUNE 9, 2023 / 11:30 AM / CBS NEWS

Russia will start deploying nuclear weapons in Belarus when the necessary facilities there are ready there in early July, President Vladimir Putin told the Belarussian leader at a Friday meeting. It was the first time Russia’s president has suggested a specific timeframe for his plans, announced in March, to deploy “tactical nuclear weapons” to the country just north of Ukraine, which is one of Russia’s few allies in the region.

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