Putin: Russia to station tactical nukes in Belarus without violating NPT obligations
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Russia has struck a deal with neighboring Belarus to station tactical nuclear weapons on its territory, said President Vladimir Putin in an interview released on Saturday, as response to UK’s plan to provide Ukraine with depleted uranium ammunition.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko had long raised the issue of stationing tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, which borders NATO members Poland, Lithuania and Latvia.
Putin said Russia plans to complete the construction of a tactical nuke storage facility in Belarus by July 1 and stressed Russia is not actually transferring control of the arms to Minsk.
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Russia has stationed 10 aircrafts capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, Putin said, adding that Moscow had already transferred a number of nuclear-capable Iskander tactical missile systems.
