Belarus to renounce non-nuclear status

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
President Alexander Lukashenko votes in a referendum that will ditch non-nuclear status for Belarus. -AP

A referendum in Belarus has approved a new constitution ditching the country's non-nuclear status as the former Soviet republic becomes a launchpad for Russian troops invading Ukraine, Russian news agencies say.

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