Putin announces agreement to station nuclear weapons in Belarus

An alarming announcement by Russia's President Vladimir Putin, who says he's moving nuclear weapons inside Russia's ally Belarus. He made the announcement in a meeting with the president of Belarus. The move would put nuclear weapons with an easy reach of targets inside Ukraine. NATO called Vladimir Putin's announcement irresponsible, and other Western leaders threatened new sanctions. Ramiyan Ossensio has the latest. Bakhmut, blasted by Russia beyond recognition, the situation after Russia's eight-month assault finally stabilizing, says Ukraine's top army commander. Now, as the West deploys more weapons to Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is raising the stakes himself, saying he will deploy tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, with 10 Belarusian fighter jets already retrofitted, and arguing he's doing what the U.

S. has been doing for years by stationing its nuclear weapons in Western Europe. NATO calls that misleading. The White House reacted cautiously. We've in fact seen no indication that he has any intention to use nuclear weapons period inside Ukraine. Nothing that would cause us to change our own strategic deterrent posture. A top Ukraine official said the Kremlin has taken Belarus as a nuclear hostage.

NATO criticized Putin's rhetoric as dangerous and irresponsible. Russian ratcheting tensions higher in Russia, an explosion about 100 miles south of Moscow on Sunday. The Kremlin claiming it downed a Ukrainian drone, injuring three people, leaving this 15-foot crater and damaging buildings. And following Russia's nuclear threat, Ukraine is now demanding an emergency session at the United Nations, kiv accusing Moscow of not being a responsible steward of nuclear weapons, using them now for intimidation. CPS Mornings, Rami Innocencio, Harkiv, Ukraine.

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