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On Monday,President Joe Bidenexpressed his concerns about the real threat of Russian PresidentVladimir Putinusing tactical nuclear weapons. This statement comes just days after Biden criticized Russia’s deployment of such weapons in Belarus.

What Happened: President Joe Biden stated on Monday that the threat of Vladimir Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is “real”, Reuters reports.

This statement was made days after Biden denounced Russia’s deployment of such weapons in Belarus. Last week, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko announced that his country has started receiving Russian tactical nuclear weapons, some of which he said were three times more powerful than the atomic bombs the U.S. dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

Why It Matters:This development comes amidst escalating tensions between the U.S. and Russia.

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