President Putin has stated Russia will begin deploying nuclear weapons to Belarus subsequent month as soon as services for his or her storage are prepared.
The Kremlin’s newest nuclear risk got here as President Zelensky thanked troops concerned in his nation’s intensifying counteroffensive and rescue staff attempting to evacuate civilians trapped by floodwaters, a few of whom had been focused by Russian artillery fireplace.
Putin met President Lukashenko of Belarus in Sochi on Friday, telling him “everything was according to plan” and that the weapons would be put in place from July 7 or 8.
Moscow and Minsk had earlier agreed that Russian nuclear missiles would be stationed in Belarus underneath Kremlin management. The Belarusian border is simply 50 miles from Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv.
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