Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will station tactical nuclear weapons on Belarus, a move Ukraine says the United Nations security council must intervene to stop.
Ukraine is calling on the United Nations to hold an emergency session followingPutin announced the move on Sunday, framing it as a warning to Western countries. Ukraine's government called on the U.N. to counter Russia's"nuclear blackmail," arguing Putin had made Belarus its"nuclear hostage."
Putin argued that Russia was only adopting the policies of the U.S. and other Western countries with the deployment.Ukraine called for an emergency United Nation's meeting in response to Putin's announcement.
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