Russia is set to deploy 9,000 soldiers to Belarus, the Belarusian defence ministry has claimed, sparking fears that a fresh ground assault on the Ukrainian capital could be imminent. Although the Kremlin has claimed that the move is part of a defensive operation, some commentators believe that Putin is attempting to draw Belarus – a…
Belarus has ordered its troops to be tested for ‘combat readiness’ amid reports of Russian soldiers flooding into the country ‘by the trainload’, after dictator Alexander Lukashenko announced he will deploy a ‘joint military task force’ with Moscow on his country’s western border. The combat readiness test, ordered by Lukashenko, was announced as the head of his secret…
Russia is boosting its military capabilities in both the air and on the ground in Belarus amid high tension with the West, say reports. Russian forces have begun ‘intensive training’ at five military airfields in the landlocked authoritarian state bordering NATO countries Poland and Lithuania. The moves come after Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko reaffirmed his support…
A new Iron Curtain has begun to descend across Europe following the invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s foreign minister has declared today. Sergei Lavrov, speaking in Minsk after meeting with Belarus dictator Alexander Lukashenko, said Russia will not trust the US or EU on anything ‘from now on.’ ‘As far as an iron curtain is concerned,…