Russia to Place Nuclear Weapons near Belarus’ Borders

Russia will move its tactical nuclear weapons close to the western borders of Belarus, the Russian envoy to Minsk said, placing them at NATO’s threshold in a move likely to further escalate Moscow’s standoff with the West. The two Slav neighbors are formally part of a “union state” and have been in talks for years to integrate further, a process that has accelerated after Minsk allowed Moscow to use Belarusian territory to send troops into Ukraine last year.