Nuclear experts are skeptical of the ambitious terms announced by Putin and note that Russia has been working on the creation of a nuclear weapons storage facility in Kaliningrad for at least 7 years, and it is still not clear whether the bombs have arrived there, The Guardian writes.

To date, no satellite images have been found that could indicate that something similar is being built in Belarus, the publication notes.

"I looked at some of the possible bases and I didn't see anything that would indicate a nuclear storage facility," said

, director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists.

"But it cannot be ruled out."

, a senior researcher at the UN Institute for Disarmament Studies in Geneva

, despite Putin's latest comments, also believes that it is unlikely that Russia will actually move nuclear warheads to Belarus.

Because Russia's nuclear storage facilities are so complex, Podzvig said, he doubts the facility in Belarus could be ready to receive them by July.

Even if Russia transfers weapons to Belarus, he added, the level of the nuclear threat will not change significantly.

"This, of course, is not a positive event, but as long as the weapons are in storage, the threat is not immediate," said Podvig in a commentary for The New York Times.

"Yes, theoretically, Russia can achieve more goals from Belarus, but the changes will be insignificant."

also stated the absence of facts confirming the equipment of a storage facility for nuclear weapons in Belarus, referring to his information

.

"We also watched Belarus for several months and did not find anything.

This does not mean that nothing is happening, the probability that someone has already found something or told about it is quite high," wrote Music.

On March 25 ,

announced that Russia will deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.

According to Putin,

has long asked him to deploy such weapons in the country.

As the President of Russia stated, the construction of a storage facility for tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus should be completed by July 1.

In addition, the Iskander missile complex, which can use this weapon, and aircraft that can carry nuclear missiles have been transferred to Belarus.