Putin says Russia could deploy hypersonic missiles in Belarus

The Presidents of Russia and Belarus met in Minsk to sign the intergovernmental Agreements on Security Guarantees within the Union State, and Formation of the Union State's Unified Electricity Market.  Russia could deploy its newly developed hypersonic missiles in Belarus next year as it begins to ramp up their production, President Putin said on Friday.

Putin unveiled the nuclear-capable weapon last month. Tactical nuclear weapons, designed for use on the battlefield, are smaller than the strategic nuclear weapons used to wipe out whole cities but are still extremely destructive. Russia had already deployed tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus in 2023.