MOSCOW: Russian and Belarus defence ministers signed a document on deploying Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported on Thursday.
Arab News quoted Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu as saying that Moscow would retain control over the weapons and any decisions on their use.
Russia and Belarus, which are close allies over the conflict in Ukraine, agreed earlier this year to deploy part of Moscow’s tactical nuclear arsenal in Belarus.
Separately, Russian media reported Shoigu as saying the West was waging an “undeclared war” against Russia and Belarus.
