Russia and Ukraine should negotiate an end to their conflict to avoid the war spilling over into Belarus, President Alexander Lukashenko, a key ally of Vladimir Putin, said in an interview with Russian state television.
  • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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    2 years ago

    Because Russian troops are stationed within a day’s travel of Minsk and the country depends on Russia for ocean access?

    Same reason Kazakhs have traditionally supported Russia, until they got that new shipping route built that bypasses Russia entirely.