Vladimir Putin announced on state television that he plans to place nuclear weapons in Belarus.
This from americanlookout.com.
According to The Associated Press and other media outlets, Putin said Saturday night:
We are doing what they have been doing for decades, stationing them in certain allied countries, preparing the launch platforms and training their crews. We are going to do the same thing.
The Epoch Times reported:
During a state television event, Putin revealed plans to place tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, located next to Russia, Poland, Ukraine, Latvia, and Lithuania. The Russian leader said that his military will have control of any weapons that are stationed in Belarus, which was used in part by Russian forces to help stage last year’s invasion of Ukraine.
Tactical nuclear weapons refer to those used for specific gains on a battlefield rather than those with the capacity to wipe out cities. It is unclear how many such weapons Russia has, given it is an area still shrouded in Cold War secrecy.
Putin told Russia 24TV that the nuclear site in Belarus will be ready by July 1. He did not say exactly when the weapons would be sent to Belarus.
NATO responded calling his rhetoric “dangerous and irresponsible” and saying he was making Belarus a “nuclear hostage.”
NBC News reported:
NATO called his rhetoric ‘dangerous and irresponsible,’ while Ukraine accused President Vladimir Putin of making Belarus a ‘nuclear hostage’ with his announcement that Russia was going to store tactical nuclear weapons in the country, which both nations border.
Insisting that such a move would not violate nuclear nonproliferation agreements, in an interview with state television on Saturday, Putin likened his plans to the U.S. stationing its weapons in Europe.
Trump issued a warning on Truth Social saying:
All I can say to you right now is, PRAY!
From Truth Social:
Here we go!!! Just as I predicted, now we’re playing with the ‘BIG STUFF.’ The ‘N’ WORD is now being used, front and center. This situation was caused by us—It’s what happens when you have incompetent people running your government. All I can say to you right now is, PRAY!
Pray, indeed! We are being led by suicidal psychotics.
