Russia has been building a buffer zone on its western border by militarizing Belarus, raising tensions in eastern Europe
Militarisation in eastern Europe has got a shot in the arm recently as Russia provides Belarus with heavy military equipment raising eyebrows in Europe and within NATO.
William Alberque, Director of Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Policy of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, says that while military budgets in most states in eastern Europe declined until 2014, “ Russia has been busy militarising its territory near eastern Europe, especially since 2012.”
“What Russia wants is a privileged sphere of influence around its borders, and it increasingly is using military and political tension – instrumentalising risk – to coerce its neighbours.” William Courtney, a former US Ambassador to Kazakhstan and Georgia and served as special assistant to former US President Bill Clinton for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia, spoke to us about Russia’s behaviour with its neighbors.
"Today we're going to discuss how the US can continue to support Ukraine as it advances its democratic reforms agenda," Biden said.
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