(ZeroHedge) Russia and Belarus have kicked off joint aerial drills over Belarusian skies on Monday, in a worrying prospect for neighboring Ukraine given the exercises will last for a full two weeks, until Feb.1.
Minsk, however, has called the drills “defensive in nature” amid accusations from Kiev that Belarusian armed forces are about to join the Russian invasion. Seeking to downplay that this signals escalation in Ukraine, Minsk also called the exercises mere “technical drills” which seek greater compatibility among the allies’ air forces.
www.zerohedge.com/military/belarus-russia-launch-2-weeks-joint-aerial-drills-making-western-allies-nervous
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