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Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that he intends to deploy tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus

Visits comes after announcement from Vladimir Putin Russia had reached deal to place tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus

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Donald Trump has accused the US government of triggering Russia's threatening actions after Vladimir Putin announced he is stationing nuclear weapons in Belarus

Belarus on Monday accused Poland of causing long delays at its border with the European Union by slowing the movement of trucks, alleging that Warsaw was failing to implement bilateral agreements.

Nato has condemned the announcement by Vladimir Putin that Russia is to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighbouring Belarus as “dangerous and irresponsible” rhetoric.

NATO has slammed Vladimir Putin for "dangerous" nuclear rhetoric after the Russian President announced plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.

Russian and Belarusian athletes should be banned from the 2024 Olympics in Paris unless Moscow pulls its forces out of Ukraine, according to Poland, Britain and the Baltic states, despite the IOC saying it plans to let them compete as neutrals.

Germany has transferred the 18 Leopard 2 battle tanks it pledged to Ukraine, Germany's Der Spiegel magazine reported on Monday, citing unnamed sources. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi on protecting the nuclear power plant at Zaporizhzhia, which is partially controlled by Russian…

Berlin says Moscow’s announcement is ‘another attempt at nuclear intimidation’

Ukraine shut the eastern town of Avdiivka to non-military personnel on Monday, describing it as a post-apocalyptic wasteland, as Kyiv tried to break the back of Russia's flagging winter offensive before a counter-assault of its own.