Ukraine updates: Kyiv slams Russia’s Belarus nuclear plan
29 March 2023 |
10:02 am
Kyiv says it wants UN Security Council action after Moscow announced plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. Russia's leader has accused the West of building an axis against Moscow. DW rounds up the latest.
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