TALLINN, Estonia – The president of Belarus said Monday that Russia has completed its shipments of tactical nuclear weapons to his country, a move that has raised major concerns in neighboring Poland and elsewhere in the region.
President Alexander Lukashenko told a meeting of a Moscow-led economic bloc in St. Petersburg that shipments were completed in October, but gave no details of how many weapons were shipped or where they have been deployed.
Tactical nuclear weapons, which are intended for use on the battlefield, have short range and low yield compared to much more powerful nuclear warheads mounted on long-range missiles.
Russia said it would maintain control over those it sends to Belarus.
Lukashenko has said that hosting Russian nuclear weapons in his country is aimed at deterring aggression by NATO member Poland.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko confirmed that Russia has completed the shipment of tactical nuclear weapons to his country. AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File
Poland offers its neighbor Ukraine military, humanitarian and political support in its fight against the Russian invasion and participates in international sanctions against Russia and Belarus.
Russian troops based in Belarus invaded Ukraine from the north in the early days of the war, but Belarusian forces are not known to have participated.
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