MOSCOW (REUTERS) - Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday (Aug 28) he had agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin that their countries could unite their troops in the event of a threat from the West, the Belta state news agency reported.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MOSCOW - Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday he had agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin that their countries could unite their troops in the event of a threat from the West, the Belta state news agency reported.
On Friday, he also threatened to retaliate with reciprocal measures if any sanctions were imposed against his country over the disputed presidential election. However, Lithuania will continue working towards sanctions on Belarus officials, the spokesman for President Gitanas Nauseda told Reuters. German chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters she had tried to speak to Lukashenko by phone but he had declined. Speaking of a reserve police force which Russian President Vladimir Putin said had been created on Lukashenko's request, she said:"I hope that such troops are not deployed."
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