It turns out that Russia isn’t the only country massing troops on Ukraine’s border. In addition to the large Russian buildup that has gotten the world’s attention in recent weeks, reports surfaced earlier this month that Belarus was also deploying forces and military hardware to its Ukrainian frontier in a manner that appears to be coordinated with Moscow’s actions.
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Belarus' soldiers fire in the air during a commemorative ceremony for the victims of the Soviet War in Afghanistan on the 30th anniversary of the Soviet troops withdrawal at Chizhovskoe cemetery, outside Minsk on Feb. 15, 2019.