BRUSSELS - Russia would violate international agreements if it placed nuclear weapons in Crimea, which it annexed from Ukraine, Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Dec. 16. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov appeared to reserve the right for Russia to put nuclear weapons in Crimea in comments to Russia's Interfax news agency on Dec. 15.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Reuters: Ukraine criticises Russia over Crimea nuclear weapons comment
A picture taken on April 20, 2010, shows Russian Iskander ballistic missile launcher rolling during a rehearsal of a military parade in Alabino outside Moscow.
