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Russia and Belarus signed a deal, formalizing the deployment of Moscow’s tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus, although control of the weapons remains in the Kremlin.
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1. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the deployment of shorter-range weapons in Belarus earlier this year in a move widely seen as a warning to the West as it stepped up military support for Ukraine.
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2. It was not announced when the weapons would be deployed, but Putin has said the construction of storage facilities in Belarus for them would be completed by July 1.

3. Putin has argued that by deploying its tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, Russia was following the lead of the United States, noting that the U.S. has nuclear weapons based in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Turkey.

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4. The movement and transfer of non-strategic nuclear weapons from Russia to Belarus has begun.
Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus are completely safe and no saboteurs will break through, including from Poland - Belarusian Prez Lukashenko.
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5. About two-thirds of Russia’s arsenal of medium-range nuclear-tipped missiles was held in Belarus during the Cold War. There are dozens of Soviet-era storage facilities that could still be used. Though Russia is constructing new sites also.
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6. Russia and Belarus have an alliance agreement under which the Kremlin subsidizes the Belarusian economy, via loans and discounted Russian oil and gas. Russia has maintained a contingent of troops and weapons there.
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