Vladimir Putin will equip warplanes in Belarus with nuclear missile capability in his latest escalation of the war in Ukraine.
The bold proposal comes as the Russian President hopes to respond to a string of military setbacks and a chaotic mobilisation programme with new 'defensive' measures aimed at projecting strength against the West.
Belarus has moved closer into the war effort over recent days after President Alexander Lukashenko, a close Putin ally, suggested without evidence that Ukraine had been planning military strikes against his nation.
