Putin: "If preparations are complete by July 7-8, tactical nuclear weapons will be deployed in Belarus"

Vladimir Putin, President of Russia [Image source=Yonhap News]

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that tactical nuclear weapons deployment will begin immediately once the facilities are ready in Belarus on the 7th-8th of next month.

According to TASS news agency on the 9th (local time), President Putin made the remarks during a meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, who was visiting Russia, stating, "Everything is proceeding according to plan."