Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has warned that the West is "pushing Russia into World War Three" by imposing sanctions on the country.
And Belarus has formally renounced its non-nuclear and neutral status, allowing Russia to place nuclear weapons on its territory, as a result of a referendum held today.
Lukashenko's comments and the referendum come after President Vladimir Putin put his nuclear forces on high alert and warned that intervention by the West would lead to "the greatest consequences in history."
