"Putin Announces Deployment of Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Belarus"

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a deal with Belarus to station tactical nuclear weapons on its territory, which he said would not violate nuclear nonproliferation agreements. Putin also stated that Russia would deploy depleted uranium ammunition if Ukraine receives such munitions from the West. The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) has warned that nuclear threats were creating a dangerous sense of uncertainty around their possible use. Belarus is closely allied with Russia, and its longtime ruler Alexander Lukashenko is militarily, politically, and economically dependent on Moscow.