As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Putin’s decision to move nukes into Belarus came weeks after the Russian leader already placed ten nuclear aircraft carriers in the nation that shares a nearly 700-mile border with Ukraine.
“We agreed with [Belarusian President Alexander] Lukashenko that we would place tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus without violating the non-proliferation regime,” Putin said in March.
Although Lukashenko agreed to allow Russian nuclear aircraft carriers to be placed in Belarus, and has now allowed Putin to position nukes in his nation, the Belarusian leader stopped short of committing his own troops to the frontlines of the ongoing Russian war effort in Ukraine.