Russia advanced its plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, signing a deal on Thursday to facilitate a special warhead establishment in the neighbouring nation.
The plan to deploy nukes beyond Russia's boundaries was announced by President Vladimir Putin in a TV interview on March 25.
Kremlin has not specified the exact date of deployment, yet expects the new facility to be ready in just over a month's time in Belarus.
Moscow has not kept its nuclear weapons outside of the Russian borders since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
The Iskander-M missiles, with warheads carrying capabilities, have already been handed to the Belarusian armed forces, Russia's defence minister Sergei Shoigu said.
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