Belarusian leader stresses country’s independence as Russian president makes first visit since 2019
Alexander Lukashenko has previously allowed the Kremlin to use his country as a platform to send tens of thousands of Russian troops into Ukraine.Alexander Lukashenko has previously allowed the Kremlin to use his country as a platform to send tens of thousands of Russian troops into Ukraine.First published on Mon 19 Dec 2022 12.02 GMT, as fears grow in Kyiv that Moscow is pushing its closest ally to join a new ground offensive against Ukraine.
Lukashenko has previously allowed the Kremlin to use his country as a platform to send tens of thousands of Russian troops into Ukraine, while Russian war jets have taken off from Belarusian bases. Hours before Putin’s planned visit, the Belarusian defence ministry announced the completion of the latest snap military drills, which Lukashenko had ordered to check the “combat readiness” of the nation’s army.
“Belarusian forces remain extremely unlikely to invade Ukraine without a Russian strike force. It is far from clear that Lukashenko would commit Belarusian forces to fight in Ukraine even alongside Russian troops,” ISW’s report said.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
'Army of a million': Ukraine general warns of another Putin assault on KyivVladimir Putin could order another massive invasion of Ukraine on the war’s one-year anniversary according to a senior general who has warned the Russian president may mobilise up to a million soldiers.
Read more »
'Critical' facilities around Kyiv struck by Iranian-made drones, Ukraine officials sayUkraine says Russia fired some 35 Iranian-made drones into the country overnight, with reports of damage to houses and infrastructure in the western part of Kyiv.
Read more »
Russia-Ukraine war live news: drone strike on Kyiv; UK to announce new artillery packageNine Iranian-made drones shot down in capital, say officials; Rishi Sunak to unveil £250m in military support during leaders’ meeting in Latvia
Read more »
Ukraine's Eurovision 2023 entry revealed in broadcast from bomb shelterPop duo Tvorch, which means 'creative' in Ukrainian, will represent Ukraine in Eurovision 2023. Read more:
Read more »
Russia ‘may try to re-enact its early invasion plans of Ukraine on anniversary of war’Military commander warns Moscow may again try to seize Kyiv after invading from Belarus in the north
Read more »
Russia ‘systematically targetting’ Ukraine’s energy infrastructureFeature Story News Foreign Correspondent Sarah Coates says Russia is “systematically targeting” Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. “So over the last few days with these air raids coming over and these missiles coming over, the ones that did make it through the air defence system, they’ve actually hit critical infrastructure,” Ms Coates told Sky News host Erin Molan. She said there are millions of people 'in the dark' and 'unable to heat themselves'.
Read more »