Russia accused of taking Belarus ‘nuclear hostage’ with deal to station missiles there
by Dan Sabbagh in Kyiv Sam Jones Julian Borger in Was from World news | The Guardian on (#6A6CT)
Ukraine says Putin's deal to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus destabilises neighbour
Ukraine has accused Russia of destabilising Belarus and making its smaller neighbour into a nuclear hostage", after Vladimir Putin's announcement that Moscow has made a deal to station tactical nuclear weapons on Belarusian territory.
The country's opposition leader in exile, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, said the move grossly contradicts the will of the Belarusian people" and reflected the further subjugation of Belarus under Russian control.
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