NightOwl@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 3 months agoLukashenko urges Russia and Ukraine to end war as Kursk incursion continueswww.euractiv.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up177arrow-down15
arrow-up172arrow-down1external-linkLukashenko urges Russia and Ukraine to end war as Kursk incursion continueswww.euractiv.comNightOwl@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 3 months agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squareEm Adespoton@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·3 months 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-down3·3 months agoMoreso, Russia has actively supported the current Belarusian government including helping to put down protests in Belarus.
minus-squareOurToothbrush@lemmy.mlMlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·3 months agoHey, please cite a reputable source for this or remove it.
minus-squareAussiemandeus@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months 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-23 months 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?