Russia: Nukes In Belarus "Indefinitely" Unless US Removes Its Nuclear Weapons From Europe

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday said that the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using a tactical nuclear weapon is "real" but "absolutely irresponsible".

MOSCOW - A Russian Foreign Ministry director has said that the country's tactical nukes being placed within Belarus are indefinite, unless the United States removes its own nukes from Europe.

Russia has blamed the presence of nuclear weapons by NATO-allied countries in Europe, as well as the West sending depleted uranium shells to Ukraine on its decision to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday said that the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using a tactical nuclear weapon is "real" but "absolutely irresponsible".

"When I was out here about two years ago saying I worried about the Colorado River drying up, everybody looked at me like I was crazy," he said.

"They looked at me like when I said I worry about Putin using tactical nuclear weapons. It's real," Biden added.

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