Amid concerns over Russia's moves to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus, Lithuania's foreign ministry has called for new sanctions against Moscow and Minsk. This comes as NATO has criticized Russia for its "dangerous and irresponsible" nuclear rhetoric. The move by Russia has also prompted Ukraine to call for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to oppose the Russian president's plans. Kyiv has described this move as "another provocative step" by Moscow that undermines "the international security system as a whole." NATO spokesperson, Oana Lungescu, dismissed the Russian president's statement as "totally misleading" while the EU foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has cautioned Belarus against hosting Russian nuclear weapons on its territory. The Institute for Study of War, a Washington-based think tank, has said that Putin's tactical nuclear plan is part of an information campaign designed to heighten the West's fears of a nuclear escalation.