Putin Confirms He’s Sent Nuclear Weapons to Belarus

“Vladimir Putin on Friday said Russia has delivered tactical nuclear warheads to neighboring Belarus and warned his country could use similar weapons in Ukraine, though he said there was ‘no need’ to do so more than a year into his full-scale invasion,” the Financial Times reports.

“The transfer, if confirmed, would be the first time Russia has deployed nuclear weapons outside its borders since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Russia will retain control over the tactical nuclear arms, which are to be kept in refurbished Soviet-era storage facilities.”