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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance
The UK’s Ministry of Defence has issued its daily intelligence briefing on the war, and today the focus is on Belarus. It asserts that the military exercises taking place in the Russian ally are “highly likely part of the Belarussian military’s routine training cycle”, but it notes “however, Russia is almost certainly keen to promote Belarussian forces as posturing against Nato.”
In recent days Poland has sent more troops to its border with Belarus, in part to help its border guard force cope with migrant flows that Belarus allows to pass into the EU, and in part to counter what is perceived to be a threat from the arrival of Wagner mercenary forces in Belarus. Last week Poland accused Belarussian helicopters of violating its airspace.
This is Martin Belam taking over the live blog in London. You can contact me at [email protected].
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