Nuclear Arms Offered to Belarus Allies by Putin's Ally Amid Criticism.

A senior Belarusian official has said that Western countries left Belarus with no choice but to deploy Russian tactical nuclear weapons and warned them not to "cross red lines" on key strategic issues. Belarus is Russia's staunchest ally among ex-Soviet states and allowed its territory to be used to launch the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Russia moved ahead last week with a decision to deploy tactical nuclear weapons on Belarusian territory aimed at achieving specific gains on the battlefield.