Russian Armed Forces have begun a three-day set of nuclear drills in Belarus as fears grow that Vladimir Putin may be planning an attack on the nearby Baltic NATO states
Russian Armed Forces have begun a three-day series of drills “on the use of nuclear forces” in “the event of a threat of aggression”.
The exercises, which are taking place in Belarus and will run until Thursday, involve more than 64,000 military personnel and 7,800-plus units of equipment. It comes amid fresh warnings that Russia may be planning an attack on NATO member states in the Baltic region, with Belarus bordering Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.
Belarusian people have been banned from entering forests near the borders with Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine during these drills.
War monitoring channel Volya warned that misinformation suggests Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning a summer offensive in Ukraine’s Donbas region when he is actually considering a limited invasion of territory in the Baltic states in what would be a major test for NATO.
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