Alexander Lukashenko’s regime might use the presence of Russian forces in Belarus during joint exercises to blackmail its western neighbors, as well as Ukraine, says Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya.
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UkrInform: Tsikhanouskaya says Lukashenko can use Russian troops’ to blackmail West
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko pose on a boat during trip on the Black Sea on May 29, 2021, as the close allies met for a second day for informal talks amidst the outcry after Minsk diverted a European plane.
