Belarus to move troops, equipment amid Ukrainian fears of attack
2 years, 1 month ago

Belarus to move troops, equipment amid Ukrainian fears of attack

Al Jazeera  

Belarus plans to move military equipment and forces in a “counterterrorism” exercise, the state news agency BelTA has reported, amid fears that Russia could attack Ukraine from the Belarusian border. “During this period, it is planned to move military equipment and personnel of the national security forces,” the state news agency BelTA cited Belarus’s Security Council as saying. Russia used Belarus as a staging post for its failed advance on Kyiv starting on February 24, despite Lukashenko having for many years resisted Russian military deployments in Belarus. “Enemy units are being trained on the training grounds of the Republic of Belarus” and Russian attacks continued to be launched from Belarusian territory, Ukraine’s General Staff said in a statement posted on Facebook.

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Belarus has dozens of Russian nuclear weapons and is ready for its newest missile, its leader says
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Belarus has dozens of Russian nuclear weapons and is ready for its newest missile, its leader says

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday his country is hosting dozens of Russian nuclear weapons and will prepare facilities for the planned deployment of Moscow’s newest hypersonic ballistic missile. His remarks came after he and President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty last week that gave security guarantees to Belarus, Moscow’s closest ally, including the possible use of …

Putin signs agreement offering Russia’s security guarantees to ally Belarus
1 month ago

Putin signs agreement offering Russia’s security guarantees to ally Belarus

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Belarus on Friday to sign a treaty offering security guarantees for Moscow’s closest ally, including the possible use of Russian nuclear weapons to help repel an aggression. Speaking alongside Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko, Putin emphasized that the new document includes the potential use of Russian tactical nuclear weapons deployed to Belarus in response …

Putin gives Russian security guarantees to ally Belarus, including possible use of nuclear weapons
1 month ago

Putin gives Russian security guarantees to ally Belarus, including possible use of nuclear weapons

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Belarus on Friday to sign a treaty offering security guarantees for Moscow’s closest ally, including the possible use of Russian nuclear weapons to help repel an aggression. Speaking alongside Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko, Putin emphasized that the new document includes the potential use of Russian tactical nuclear weapons deployed to Belarus in response to an …

Why is Belarus amassing troops along its border with Ukraine?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Why is Belarus amassing troops along its border with Ukraine?

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine has called on Belarus to pull back its forces from the border amid new regional tensions after Kursk incursion in Russia. Ukraine has asked Belarus to pull back forces that it has sent to their border amid rising military tensions between the neighbours following the Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. Late on Sunday, Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs …

Belarus sends more troops and aircraft to its border with Ukraine
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Belarus sends more troops and aircraft to its border with Ukraine

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Belarus has deployed aircraft and air defense troops to its border with Ukraine, a day after President Alexander Lukashenko announced he would station almost a third of the country’s military along the frontier. The Belarusian military also deployed anti-aircraft missiles and soldiers from the country’s radio-technical corps, Maj. Gen. Andrey Lukyanovich, commander of the Belarusian Air Defense …

Terrified dictator Lukashenko pleads with Putin and Zelensky to agree a peace deal - with the Belarus leader fearing Ukraine's troops now plan an incursion into his nation
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Terrified dictator Lukashenko pleads with Putin and Zelensky to agree a peace deal - with the Belarus leader fearing Ukraine's troops now plan an incursion into his nation

Daily Mail  

Terrified dictator Alexander Lukashenko has urged Russia and Ukraine to agree a peace deal to avoid the war spilling over into Belarus. President Lukashenko, a key ally of Vladimir Putin, said he fears Kyiv's troops are now planning an incursion into his nation after they launched a cross-border offensive in Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko …

China stages military drills with Belarus near NATO border
5 months, 4 weeks ago

China stages military drills with Belarus near NATO border

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: China is staging army drills with Belarus this week at NATO's eastern border, in a sign of escalating tensions between Beijing and the US-led defence alliance. The joint "antiterrorist" exercises on Russian ally Belarus's soil near the Polish border come as NATO leaders gather for a summit in Washington, with the war in nearby Ukraine high on their agenda. …

Russia, Belarus launch a second stage of drills to train troops in tactical nuclear weapons
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia, Belarus launch a second stage of drills to train troops in tactical nuclear weapons

The Hindu  

Russia and its ally Belarus on June 11 launched a second stage of drills intended to train their troops in tactical nuclear weapons, part of the Kremlin's efforts to discourage the West from ramping up support for Ukraine. In announcing the nuclear manoeuvres last month, the Russian Defence Ministry said they were in response to “provocative statements and threats of …

Russia, Belarus launch a second stage of drills to train troops in tactical nuclear weapons
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia, Belarus launch a second stage of drills to train troops in tactical nuclear weapons

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russia and its ally Belarus on Tuesday launched a second stage of drills intended to train their troops in tactical nuclear weapons, part of the Kremlin’s efforts to discourage the West from ramping up support for Ukraine. In announcing the nuclear maneuvers last month, the Russian Defense Ministry said they were in response to “provocative statements and threats …

Putin arrives in neighboring Belarus for a two-day visit with a key ally
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Putin arrives in neighboring Belarus for a two-day visit with a key ally

Associated Press  

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived Thursday in Belarus for a two-day visit as part of several foreign tours to kick off his fifth term in office, underscoring close ties with a neighboring ally that has been instrumental in Russia’s war effort in Ukraine. “The deployment of Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus does not leave Lukashenko a strategic choice, turns him …

Belarusians who fought against Russia with Ukraine face new battle
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Belarusians who fought against Russia with Ukraine face new battle

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of Belarusians, some of whom took part in protests against President Lukashenko, feel abandoned by Ukraine and Europe. Several Belarusians have joined the war against Russia, in the hope that President Vladimir Putin’s fall would also bring down his main ally – Belarus’s President Alexandr Lukashenko. The Association of Belarusian Veterans of the Ukraine War, a foundation registered in …

Putin's dictator ally Alexander Lukashenko boasts of having 'several dozen' Russian nukes in Belarus and 'moves combat-ready troops closer to Poland' to go 'head to head' with NATO after warning of nu
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Putin's dictator ally Alexander Lukashenko boasts of having 'several dozen' Russian nukes in Belarus and 'moves combat-ready troops closer to Poland' to go 'head to head' with NATO after warning of nu

Daily Mail  

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has boasted his nation now hosts 'several dozen' Russian nuclear weapons as relations between Moscow and Europe continue to nosedive. State news agency Belta quoted Lukashenko as saying that the war in Ukraine and rising tensions between East and West required changes to Minsk's security stance, warning a major confrontation could end in nuclear 'apocalypse'. Belarusian …

Risk of military incidents on Belarus-Ukraine border quite high: Lukashenko
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Risk of military incidents on Belarus-Ukraine border quite high: Lukashenko

Al Jazeera  

President also said there could be an ‘apocalypse’ if Russia used nuclear weapons in retaliation for Western actions. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said that the risk of military incidents along his country’s border with Ukraine was quite high, according to Russia’s state-run RIA news agency. Belarus had moved several combat-ready battalions from Vitebsk region, situated on its border with …

Belarus’ parliament votes to leave Europe’s conventional forces treaty already abandoned by Russia
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Belarus’ parliament votes to leave Europe’s conventional forces treaty already abandoned by Russia

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — The Belarusian parliament on Wednesday voted to suspend the country’s participation in the Conventional Forces in Europe treaty that once was a key security doctrine for the continent, a 1990 agreement that was abandoned last year by Russia. The bill, introduced by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko earlier this month, could pave the way for Belarus — Russia’s …

Putin and Lukashenko meet in St Petersburg to discuss ways to expand the Russia-Belarus alliance
11 months, 1 week ago

Putin and Lukashenko meet in St Petersburg to discuss ways to expand the Russia-Belarus alliance

Associated Press  

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — The leaders of Russia and Belarus met Monday to discuss ways to further expand their close alliance that has seen the deployment of some of Russia’s nuclear weapons on the territory of its neighbor. President Vladimir Putin emphasized that Russia and Belarus have developed a “strategic partnership” as part of their 25-year union agreement. “It’s important …

New doctrine in Russia ally Belarus for the first time provides for using nuclear weapons
11 months, 3 weeks ago

New doctrine in Russia ally Belarus for the first time provides for using nuclear weapons

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — The defense minister of Belarus said Tuesday that the country closely allied with Russia will put forth a new military doctrine that for the first time provides for the use of nuclear weapons. Russia last year sent tactical nuclear weapons to be stationed in Belarus, although there are no details about how many. “We clearly communicate Belarus’ …

Belarus leader says Russian nuclear weapons shipments are completed, raising concern in the region
1 year ago

Belarus leader says Russian nuclear weapons shipments are completed, raising concern in the region

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — The president of Belarus said Monday that Russia has completed its shipments of tactical nuclear weapons to his country, an initiative that raised strong concerns in neighboring Poland and elsewhere in the region. President Alexander Lukashenko said at a meeting of a Moscow-led economic bloc in St. Petersburg that the shipments were completed in October, but he …

Belarus’ top diplomat says he can’t imagine his nation entering the war in Ukraine alongside Russia
1 year, 3 months ago

Belarus’ top diplomat says he can’t imagine his nation entering the war in Ukraine alongside Russia

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The foreign minister of Belarus, which has a strategic partnership with Russia, says he cannot envision a situation where his country would enter the war in Ukraine alongside Russian forces. Sergei Aleinik said in an interview with The Associated Press that he also can’t imagine a situation where Russia would order his country to use the tactical …

Poland’s leader says Russia’s moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, shifting regional security
1 year, 4 months ago

Poland’s leader says Russia’s moving tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, shifting regional security

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s President Andrzej Duda confirmed Tuesday that Russia has begun shifting some short-range nuclear weapons to neighboring Belarus, a move that he said will change the security architecture of the region and the entire NATO military alliance. Both Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko said last month that Moscow had already shipped some …

Putin not pushing Belarus to join Ukraine war, Lukashenko says
1 year, 4 months ago

Putin not pushing Belarus to join Ukraine war, Lukashenko says

Al Jazeera  

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko says Russian leader has achieved ‘goals’ in Ukraine and it is now time to negotiate. Russian President Vladimir Putin is not pushing Belarus into joining the war in Ukraine, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said, but he warned that Minsk would respond to external aggression including the use of Russia’s nuclear weapons deployed in his country. In …

China’s defense minister promises to boost cooperation with Russian ally Belarus
1 year, 4 months ago

China’s defense minister promises to boost cooperation with Russian ally Belarus

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu on Thursday visited Belarus and said his country would increase military cooperation with Russia’s neighbor and ally, where Moscow is deploying tactical nuclear weapons. Shangfu met with strongman President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk and said “the purpose of my visit to Belarus is precisely the implementation of important agreements at the level …

Why tensions have been growing along NATO’s eastern border with Belarus
1 year, 4 months ago

Why tensions have been growing along NATO’s eastern border with Belarus

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Poland is deploying thousands of troops to its border with Belarus, calling it a deterrent move as tensions between the two neighbors ratchet up. Those tensions between Poland — a NATO and European Union country — and Belarus, which is Russia’s ally in its war on Ukraine, have been building up in recent months on the border. …

Why tensions have been growing along NATO’s eastern border with Belarus
1 year, 4 months ago

Why tensions have been growing along NATO’s eastern border with Belarus

The Independent  

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Polish minister says reinforcement at the border with Belarus is due to hostile rhetoric and actions
1 year, 4 months ago

Polish minister says reinforcement at the border with Belarus is due to hostile rhetoric and actions

Associated Press  

JARYLOWKA, Poland — Poland’s defense minister said Saturday that the country has increased the number of troops protecting its border with Belarus as a deterrent amid “destabilizing” actions by its pro-Russian neighbor. Also a pro-government group in Belarus recently alleged that Poland’s politicians, who support Ukraine in its war against Russia’s aggression, were “igniting the fire of war with their …

As tensions mount, Poland plans to deploy troops to its border with Belarus
1 year, 4 months ago

As tensions mount, Poland plans to deploy troops to its border with Belarus

NPR  

As tensions mount, Poland plans to deploy troops to its border with Belarus Poland is planning to send ten thousand troops to its border with Belarus to counter what the government sees as a security threat from Russia's ally, and host to Wagner militia fighters. SCHMITZ: And, Sarah, he's saying here that this troop buildup is meant to scare away …

Poland plans to deploy 10,000 troops to its border with Belarus
1 year, 4 months ago

Poland plans to deploy 10,000 troops to its border with Belarus

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — Poland intends to put 10,000 soldiers along its border with Belarus, the country’s defense minister said Thursday as Warsaw worries about the presence of Russian-linked mercenaries in Belarus and migrants trying to cross the border without authorization. Separately, the Polish military said it was searching an area near the border with Belarus for a lost fuse from …

Poland to send up to 10,000 soldiers to border with Belarus
1 year, 4 months ago

Poland to send up to 10,000 soldiers to border with Belarus

Al Jazeera  

Poland has expressed concerns about the border area since hundreds of Russia’s Wagner mercenaries arrived in Belarus last month. Poland is planning to move up to 10,000 additional troops to the border with Belarus to support the border guard force, according to Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak. Poland has worried increasingly about the border area since hundreds of battle-hardened Wagner mercenaries …

Poland to move 10,000 troops to border near Belarus as Wagner threat grows
1 year, 4 months ago

Poland to move 10,000 troops to border near Belarus as Wagner threat grows

India TV News  

The Polish Defense Minister on Thursday said that the government is planning to deploy at least 10,000 troops along its border with neighbouring Belarus to prepare for a possible altercation with Wagner mercenary forces and migants trying to illegally cross the border. Additional 2,000 troops would be sent to the border over the next two weeks to double Poland's military …

Poland’s ruling party leader vows to protect the EU border with Russia’s ally Belarus
1 year, 5 months ago

Poland’s ruling party leader vows to protect the EU border with Russia’s ally Belarus

Associated Press  

WARSAW, Poland — The European Union’s border with Russian ally Belarus has become more dangerous because of Russia’s military presence there, and securing the frontier is the Polish government’s top priority, Poland’s ruling party leader said Thursday. Jaroslaw Kaczynski, a deputy prime minister and head of the conservative Law and Justice party, made the comments while visiting the village of …

Russia declares deployment of nuclear weapons to Belarus, closer to Ukraine
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia declares deployment of nuclear weapons to Belarus, closer to Ukraine

India Today  

Sometime this summer, if President Vladimir Putin can be believed, Russia moved some of its short-range nuclear weapons into Belarus, closer to Ukraine and onto NATO’s doorstep. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg denounced Moscow’s rhetoric as “dangerous and reckless,” but said earlier this month the alliance hasn’t seen any change in Russia’s nuclear posture. Sergei Karaganov, a top Russian foreign affairs …

Putin, Lukashenko to meet after Russia warns about aggression against Belarus
1 year, 5 months ago

Putin, Lukashenko to meet after Russia warns about aggression against Belarus

India Today  

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko will meet on Sunday, the Kremlin said, two days after Moscow warned that any aggression against its neighbour and staunchest ally would be considered an attack on Russia. After Poland decided earlier this week to move military units closer to its border with Belarus in response to the arrival in Belarus …

Flying Russian flags, more Wagner troops roll into Belarus as part of deal that ended their mutiny
1 year, 5 months ago

Flying Russian flags, more Wagner troops roll into Belarus as part of deal that ended their mutiny

The Independent  

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Belarus says Wagner chief who staged mutiny is in Russia, raising questions about Kremlin’s strategy
1 year, 6 months ago

Belarus says Wagner chief who staged mutiny is in Russia, raising questions about Kremlin’s strategy

Associated Press  

MINSK, Belarus — The mercenary leader who led a short-lived mutiny against the Kremlin is in Russia and his troops are in their field camps, the president of Belarus said Thursday, raising new questions about the deal that ended the extraordinary challenge to President Vladimir Putin’s rule. Last week, Lukashenko said the mercenary leader was in Belarus, but on Thursday …

Satellite photos, reports suggest Belarus is building an army camp for Wagner fighters
1 year, 6 months ago

Satellite photos, reports suggest Belarus is building an army camp for Wagner fighters

Associated Press  

Satellite images analyzed by The Associated Press on Saturday showed what appeared to be a newly built military-style camp in Belarus, with statements from a Belarusian guerrilla group and officials suggesting it may be used to house fighters from the Wagner mercenary group. Belarus’ authoritarian president, Alexander Lukashenko, said his country, a close and dependent ally of Moscow, could use …

Satellite photos, reports suggest Belarus is building an army camp for Wagner fighters
1 year, 6 months ago

Satellite photos, reports suggest Belarus is building an army camp for Wagner fighters

LA Times  

This satellite image taken Friday shows apparent recent construction of tents at a former military base outside the Belarusian town of Osipovichi. As part of a deal to end a rebellion in Russia by Wagner Group mercenaries, Belarus’ president says he offered the fighters an “abandoned military unit” to set up camp. Belarus’ authoritarian president, Alexander Lukashenko, said his country, …

Lukashenko reveals the astonishing conversations he had at the weekend with Prigozhin
1 year, 6 months ago

Lukashenko reveals the astonishing conversations he had at the weekend with Prigozhin

Daily Mail  

Belarus dictator Alexander Lukashenko has revealed the astonishing conversations he had at the weekend with Yevgeny Prigozhin, noting that Vladimir Putin was furious that the Wagner chief wouldn't take his calls during the brief uprising. Lukashenko warned Prigozhin that the Kremlin would never fulfill his demand to oust Russian defence miniter Shoigu and the chief of the general staff, General …

Belarus role in Russia-Wagner feud ‘boosts Lukashenko’s clout’
1 year, 6 months ago

Belarus role in Russia-Wagner feud ‘boosts Lukashenko’s clout’

Al Jazeera  

President Alexander Lukashenko has trumpeted his ‘peacekeeping’ role in quelling the Wagner mercenary group’s rebellion in Russia, raising questions about his motives. So when Lukashenko’s press service on Saturday night trumpeted his “peacekeeping” role in quelling the Wagner private army’s rebellion in neighbouring Russia, the biggest question was: What’s in it for him? “If Prigozhin stays in Belarus and manages …

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 488
1 year, 6 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 488

Al Jazeera  

As the war enters it 488th day, these are the main developments. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his defence minister said they held a series of calls with key allies including the United States to discuss Putin’s “weakness” and Ukraine’s next counteroffensive steps. In China’s first official remarks on the rebellion, the foreign ministry said Beijing supported Russia in “protecting …

Amid Ukraine counterattack, Putin says first batch of nuclear weapons moved to Belarus
1 year, 6 months ago

Amid Ukraine counterattack, Putin says first batch of nuclear weapons moved to Belarus

India Today  

Russia has already stationed a first batch of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, President Vladimir Putin said. Putin said his deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus was a reminder to the West that it could not inflict a strategic defeat on Russia, reported news agency Reuters. Addressing Russia's flagship economic forum in St Petersburg, Putin said, "I see no …

Leader of Belarus says he wouldn’t hesitate to use Russian nuclear weapons to repel aggression
1 year, 6 months ago

Leader of Belarus says he wouldn’t hesitate to use Russian nuclear weapons to repel aggression

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko declared Tuesday that his country had already received some of Russia’s tactical nuclear weapons and warned that he wouldn’t hesitate to order their use if Belarus faced an act of aggression. The brash comments from Lukashenko contradicted earlier statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who said Russian nuclear weapons would be deployed to Belarus …

Belarus will not hesitate to use nukes if aggressed: Lukashenko
1 year, 6 months ago

Belarus will not hesitate to use nukes if aggressed: Lukashenko

Al Jazeera  

Minsk is set to host Russian tactical nuclear weapons in several days, says the Belarusian leader. Russian tactical nuclear weapons will be deployed in Belarus in “several days”, said President Alexander Lukashenko, according to Belarusian state media. Lukashenko said on Tuesday that Minsk was ready to host the arms, days after Russian President Vladimir Putin said the weapons would be …

Russia to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus in July, says Putin
1 year, 6 months ago

Russia to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus in July, says Putin

The Hindu  

Russia will start deploying tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus after special storage facilities are ready on July 7-8, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, Moscow's first move of such bombs outside Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union. Mr. Putin in March announced he wanted to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, an apparent warning to the U.S.-led NATO …

Putin says Russian tactical nuclear weapons to be deployed to Belarus next month
1 year, 6 months ago

Putin says Russian tactical nuclear weapons to be deployed to Belarus next month

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow will deploy some of its tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus next month, a move that the Belarusian opposition described as an attempt to blackmail the West. Putin announced the planned deployment of the short-range nuclear weapons in Belarus earlier this year in a move widely seen as a warning to …

Western countries left us with no choice but to deploy nuclear weapons: Belarus official
1 year, 7 months ago

Western countries left us with no choice but to deploy nuclear weapons: Belarus official

India Today  

Western countries left Belarus no choice but to deploy Russian tactical nuclear weapons and had better take heed not to "cross red lines" on key strategic issues, a senior Belarusian official was quoted as saying on Sunday. Alexander Volfovich, state secretary of Belarus' Security Council, said it was logical that the weapons were withdrawn after the 1991 Soviet collapse as …

Russia sending nuclear arms to Belarus in Ukraine fight
1 year, 7 months ago

Russia sending nuclear arms to Belarus in Ukraine fight

The Hindu  

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday, May 25, 2023, that Russia had begun moving nuclear weapons to its territory, which borders the European Union, ratcheting up tensions with the West over the Ukraine conflict. On the diplomatic front, Russia's Foreign Ministry announced a visit to Moscow by China's special envoy for Ukraine, Li Hui ¬ Beijing's latest effort to broker …

In a first, Kremlin deploys nuclear tactical weapons in Belarus
1 year, 7 months ago

In a first, Kremlin deploys nuclear tactical weapons in Belarus

India Today  

Russia moved ahead on Thursday with a plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, whose leader said the warheads were already on the move, in the Kremlin's first deployment of such bombs outside Russia since the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said that tactical nuclear weapons were already on the move in accordance with …

Russia signs deal to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus
1 year, 7 months ago

Russia signs deal to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Russia and Belarus signed a deal Thursday formalizing the deployment of Moscow’s tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of its ally, although control of the weapons remains in the Kremlin. “Deployment of nonstrategic nuclear weapons is an effective response to the aggressive policy of countries unfriendly to us,” Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said in Minsk at …

Russia signs deal to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus
1 year, 7 months ago

Russia signs deal to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus

Al Jazeera  

Moscow says it will maintain control of the weapons, but Ukraine accuses Russia of taking Minsk ‘hostage’. “In the context of an extremely sharp escalation of threats on the western borders of Russia and Belarus, a decision was made to take countermeasures in the military-nuclear sphere,” Russia’s state-owned TASS news agency quoted Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu as saying. Since …

Belarusians wary of being drawn into war with Ukraine
1 year, 8 months ago

Belarusians wary of being drawn into war with Ukraine

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — For Ruslan, an engineer in the Belarus capital of Minsk, Russia’s war in neighboring Ukraine suddenly seemed closer than ever when a conscription office recently sent him a summons for military training. “Everybody fears that they won’t allow Belarusians to keep watching the war from a distance for too long.” Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has welcomed thousands …

Their leader is Putin’s friend. But Belarusians are wary of being drawn into Ukraine war
1 year, 8 months ago

Their leader is Putin’s friend. But Belarusians are wary of being drawn into Ukraine war

LA Times  

For Ruslan, an engineer in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, Russia’s war in neighboring Ukraine suddenly seemed closer than ever when a conscription office recently sent him a summons for military training. “Everybody fears that they won’t allow Belarusians to keep watching the war from a distance for too long.” Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has welcomed thousands of Russian troops to …

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