The Kremlin on Monday said Western criticism would not change plans announced by President Vladimir Putin to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighbouring Belarus.
The West condemned Putin's weekend announcement on placing the weapons in EU and NATO-bordering Belarus, triggering calls for new sanctions on Moscow.
Ukraine said it was seeking an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council over the move. In this episode of the Editorial, our Managing Editor Mr Sujit Nair shares his take on the matter.
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