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Added on the 18/02/2022 11:57:43 - Copyright : Euronews EN
It means that Russian troops will remain in Belarus, despite Moscow's promise that they would leave the country after the exercises which were due to end on Sunday.View on euronews
Russia and Belarus begin joint army exercises near the Ukrainian border on Thursday, while NATO allies step up troop deployments amid a flurry of diplomatic activity.View on euronews
As tensions simmer at the border between Russia and Ukraine, Ukrainian civilians are ensuring that they’re fully prepared should an invasion take place. Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded guarantees that Ukraine will not join NATO and has implicitly threatened the former Soviet state with a massive military build-up.
Ukrainian armed forces test-fire NLAWs, (Next generation Light Anti-tank Weapon) delivered by the British amid tensions with Russia. The missiles are fired as part of military exercises on snow covered planes and the commander of the training department says that once training is complete "operators will receive these weapons and will be deployed to the task area". Meanwhile, President Vladimir Putin maintains French that the West is ignoring Moscow's security concerns over Ukraine.
Ukraine celebrates Independence Day amid increasing tensions with Russia