'The Russians will stand shoulder to shoulder with their brothers,' Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said.
A high-ranking Russian official is warning that Belarusians who are fighting on Ukraine's side against Russia might attempt to overthrow their own government.
"The leaders and commanders of these cutthroat mercenaries openly say that in the future they plan to use their combat experience to forcefully overthrow the current Belarusian leadership," Galuzin said."In this regard, one cannot rule out the possible transfer of such sabotage groups to the [Belarusian] Republic."
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, on February 17, 2023. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin is warning that Belarusian nationalists fighting alongside Ukrainians might plot to overthrow the government, which has been allied with Putin.
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