Putin says Russia will start deploying tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus in July

During a meeting with Alexander Lukashenko on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Moscow will begin to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus in July, once the necessary equipment is fully prepared, the Russian state news agency Interfax reported on Friday.

“On the most sensitive issues, which you and I talked about, everything is going according to plan. As you know, on July 7–8, the process of preparing the relevant facilities will come to an end, and we’ll begin the activities associated with deploying the relevant types of weapons on your territory. Everything is going according to plan, everything is stable,” Putin said.