Alexander Lukashenko has so far refrained from throwing his troops into the invasion, but Moscow is trying to change that.
Ukrainian officials have long accused Minsk of planning offensive operations across the joint border. Ukrainian border troops have spent months fortifying their positions, mining roads, and destroying bridges. A hypothetical Russo-Belarusian offensive might seek to take Kyiv or drive south into Western Ukraine, seeking to cut Western military supply routes to Kyiv.met with his top commanders on Monday to discuss pressing issues including the situation at the border with Belarus.
In Ukraine, the Belarusian threat has forced Kyiv to retain troops along the border rather than deploy them to theof the front lines in the south and east of the country, where officials have warned Moscow is preparing a fresh offensive.
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