If Putin does seize Belarus, what would the West do in response? He invaded Ukraine to stop it joining NATO and despite the invasion faltering, Putin remains focused on securing a buffer - the Donbas - between the two countries.īy infiltrating Belarus with thousands of Russian military soldiers, Putin is invading Belarus by stealth. Putin has made no secret of his desire to create a buffer-zone between Russia and the West.

Ove the past few days, Wagner military personnel have moved into 'temporary' camps in Belarus and are apparently being used to train the Belarus military. It has launched air attacks from Belarusian airfields and Russia has recently forward-deployed tactical nuclear weapons on its neighbour's soil. Russia has mounted military operations against Ukraine from Belarusian soil. However, behind the rhetoric, Russia is steadily increasing the number of Russian military forces in Belarus. Any attack on Belarus will be considered an attack against Russia and will provoke an appropriate response. President Putin framed the discussions as Russia providing security guarantees to Belarus. Lukashenko is a 'puppet' of the Putin regime and has been described as the 'last European dictator'. The alleged attack comes after Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised a 'retaliation' against Russia in response to the strike on a cathedral in Odesa that killed one person and injured more than 20 others.īelarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko met Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier today, ostensibly to discuss developing a strategic partnership between the two countries. High-rise building with missing windows andĭamage to its structure was posted to state-owned TV network Zvezda's Telegram channel. On the Komsomolsky Avenue, which is not far from the defence Russia's state news agencies reported that emergency services said drone fragments were found near a building Whether they deliberately targeted the buildings. Whether the drones hit the buildings when they were intercepted, or Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on the Telegram messaging app that two non-residential buildings were struck during the alleged attack.

It claimed two Ukrainian drones were 'suppressed and crashed' during the early hours of Monday morning. The Russian Defence Ministry said it has thwarted an attempted Ukrainian 'terrorist attack' on Moscow.

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