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Soldiers Russia who took part in the new joint forces with the army Belarus they arrived in the country.
“The first Russian military convoy of the regional troop group arrived in Belarus”, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said, adding that their mission was “exclusively to strengthen border protection and defense”.
The news agency reports AFPSaturday (10/15/2022), the photos of the ministry showed soldiers welcomed by women dressed in traditional costumes and distributing bread and salt.
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On Monday, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Ukraine he is planning to attack his country. He also announced the formation of a joint force with Moscow.
Lukashenko accused Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine of training Belarusian radicals “to carry out sabotage, terrorist attacks and organize a military revolt in the country”.
The formation of the joint force raised fears that Belarusian troops might join Russian forces in their assault on Ukraine.
The Belarusian government said the contingent was “purely defensive”.
At the G7 meeting a few days ago, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of “trying to drag Belarus directly into this war”.
Zelensky called for an international observer mission to be stationed on the Ukraine-Belarus border.
Lukashenko is an ally of the Russian president Vladimir Putin and allowed Belarusian territory to be used by Moscow forces to launch military operations against Kiev in February.
However, the Belarusian armed forces have so far not taken part in the attack on Ukraine.
Noticed that Belarus financially and politically dependent on its main ally, Russia.
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