NightOwl@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 month agoLukashenko urges Russia and Ukraine to end war as Kursk incursion continueswww.euractiv.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down14
arrow-up174arrow-down1external-linkLukashenko urges Russia and Ukraine to end war as Kursk incursion continueswww.euractiv.comNightOwl@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 month agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squareEm Adespoton@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·1 month agoBecause 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.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down3·1 month agoMoreso, Russia has actively supported the current Belarusian government including helping to put down protests in Belarus.
minus-squareOurToothbrush@lemmy.mlMlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 month agoHey, please cite a reputable source for this or remove it.
minus-squareAussiemandeus@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month agohttps://foreignpolicy.com/2021/03/04/belarus-lukashenko-protests-election-russia-putin-brutal-crackdown-weapons-ammunition-bypol/ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/27/world/europe/belarus-russia-putin.html
minus-squareOurToothbrush@lemmy.mlMlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down3·edit-21 month agoNeither is credible: they also claim that the weapons were made in Russia, not that they were given by Russia. Remember the whole “soviet union” thing, where a lot of Eastern European countries still have leftover arms and ammunition from?
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.
Moreso, Russia has actively supported the current Belarusian government including helping to put down protests in Belarus.
Hey, please cite a reputable source for this or remove it.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/03/04/belarus-lukashenko-protests-election-russia-putin-brutal-crackdown-weapons-ammunition-bypol/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/27/world/europe/belarus-russia-putin.html
Neither is credible: they also claim that the weapons were made in Russia, not that they were given by Russia. Remember the whole “soviet union” thing, where a lot of Eastern European countries still have leftover arms and ammunition from?