The Belarusian leader called claims that his country's forces would join Putin's as 'total nonsense.'
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has dismissed speculation that his country's forces could join Russian troops in fighting against Ukraine.
Since he won elections in 2020 that were disputed internationally and followed by a brutal crackdown on protesters and the opposition, Lukashenko has been ever more reliant on Russian PresidentWhile Belarus has been used as a staging post for Russian attacks on Ukraine and Moscow has deployed troops and weapons there, it has not taken a more direct role in the war, although last month Lukashenko did speak about...
Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko greets the troops during a military drill outside Brest, on September 12, 2021. He has said that his country's troops will not be joining Russian forces in Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.However, on the sidelines of a summit of the Russia-dominated Collective Security Treaty Organization , Lukashenko appeared to quash rumors of closer involvement in his ally's invasion.
Describing the prospect of Belarusian troops entering Ukraine as"total nonsense," Lukashenko said,"if we use the Armed Forces' personnel to get involved in this conflict, we will add nothing to it" as he referred to his 40,000-strong force. "On the contrary, we will make things worse. It is not Belarus' role in this conflict," he told reporters in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, Belarusian state news agency Belta reported.
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