Putin's claims today with Russian press:
Statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview with journalists
On military cooperation with Belarus:
Russia does not transfer tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, but will deploy them and train the military.
On July 1, the construction of a storage facility for TNW in the neighboring republic will be completed.
Russia has already helped the Belarusians to modernize the aircraft for the use of tactical weapons, the Iskander complex has been transferred. Crew training will begin on April 3.
On Western arms supplies to Ukraine:
Ukraine uses up to 5 thousand shells per day, and the United States produces only 14-15 thousand per month.
The Russian arms industry will produce three times as much ammunition as the West can supply to Ukraine.
The West plans to send about 400 tanks to Ukraine, but during this time Russia will produce more than 1600.
The Russian side has something to respond to the transfer of shells with depleted uranium - there are hundreds of thousands of them at the disposal of the Russian Armed Forces.