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"Putin's nuclear provocations are dangerous and unacceptable," watchdog group warns

Russia said on Sunday that it plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, a seemingly tit-for-tat response to the UK’s announcement last week that it would supply Ukraine with armour-piercing shells made from depleted uranium. Although the rounds contain trace amounts of radioactivity, Russia has falsely claimed the ammunition…

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

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.

Moscow has ‘consistently broken its arms control commitments’

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.