Russia Promises Nuclear Weapons to Allies of Belarus Union
- Belarusian President Lukashenko says any nation joining the Russia-Belarus Union State treaty signed in 1999 could receive nuclear weapons from Moscow.
- Russia has begun deploying tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, alarming the West.
- Lukashenko believes Russia and Belarus have a unique opportunity to unite and that other nations could have close ties with Russia by joining their union.
- The deployment of Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus is seen as a warning to NATO by some analysts.
- Belarus and Russia have intensified their military cooperation since Russia invaded Ukraine.