Putin says Russia positions nuclear bombs in Belarus as warning to West

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Summary Putin confirms Russian nuclear warheads in Belarus Says more will be delivered by end of the year Says Moscow sees no need to use nuclear weapons for now Says 'Screw the West' on arms reduction talks June 16 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that his deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, something he confirmed for the first time had already happened, was a reminder to the West that it could not inflict a strategic defeat on Russia. Speaking at Russia's flagship economic forum in St Petersburg, Putin said Russian tactical nuclear warheads had already been...