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Coverage dated June 8, 2023

Putin says Russia will deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus, Ukraine's neighbor to the north, in early July

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Russia said in the spring that it would place "tactical nuclear weapons" in Belarus, just north of Ukraine. Now Putin has said when they'll arrive.

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  1. NBC News

    Russia to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus in July, Putin says (opens NBC News)

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    “Everything is going according to plan,” the Russian leader told Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko when discussing the planned nuclear deployment on Friday.

  2. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Putin says Russian tactical nuclear weapons to be deployed to Belarus next month (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow will deploy some of its tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus next month, a move that the Belarusian opposition described as an attempt to blackmail the West.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Putin says Russia will deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus next month (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Russia will deploy tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus once the necessary infrastructure is ready, which is expected to be next month, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.

  4. CBS News

    Putin says Russia will deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus, Ukraine's neighbor to the north, in early July (opens CBS News)

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    Russia said in the spring that it would place "tactical nuclear weapons" in Belarus, just north of Ukraine. Now Putin has said when they'll arrive.

  5. Military Times

    Putin says tactical nuclear weapons to be deployed to Belarus by July (opens Military Times)

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    Putin says facilities for the nuclear weapons will be completed by July 7-8, and they will be moved to Belarus quickly after that.

  6. Newsweek

    Putin trying to intimidate NATO with nuclear weapons move: Officials (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Russia will be deploying nuclear weapons to Belarus days before a NATO summit in Lithuania.

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