Recently released satellite images by a US-based technology company appear to show that Russia's military has advanced deployments at several locations in Belarus.
The deployments are likely linked to joint military exercises between Belarus and Russia forces that will begin on Thursday. The Kremlin said it will be a rehearsal in repelling external aggression. However, the advance concerns Ukraine and NATO as they fear that the Kremlin is planning an attack on Ukraine.
Up to 30,000 Russian troops can be expected in Belarus for the drills.
Amid rising tension, French leader Emmanuel Macron will be meeting Russian president, Vladimir Putin when he lands in Moscow and hopes for a “de-escalation” of the standoff on Ukraine’s eastern borders.
