Belarus launches drills involving Russian nuclear weapons

Belarus announced on Monday the start of training exercises involving Russian nuclear weapons, drawing wide condemnation from neighboring Ukraine.

In 2023, one year after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko agreed to host Russian tactical nuclear missiles.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has stressed Moscow's control over the missiles' use.

In 2024, the Kremlin released a revised nuclear doctrine that placed Belarus under the Russian nuclear umbrella.

Belarus shares a border with Russia, Ukraine and three members of the NATO alliance.Russia-Belarus Zapad military drill has Lithuania on alertTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video