Russia will transfer nuclear-capable missile systems to its ally Belarus over the coming months, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
Russia will transfer nuclear-capable Iskander-M missile systems to its ally Belarus over the coming months, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday.
Putin told Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko at a meeting in St. Petersburg the missile systems"can use both ballistic and cruise missiles, both in conventional and nuclear versions," according to the Kremlin.Russia launched its February 24 invasion in part from Belarusian territory, which borders Ukraine to the north.
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