“Ukraine may have to face a new front in the war against Russia after **Belarus announced a new military link up with Russian forces.**
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says **some of his country’s 60,000-strong army will deploy alongside Russian troops in Belarus**
Mr Lukashenko claimed Ukraine had been preparing to attack Belarus, without providing any evidencePoland has warned its citizens in Belarus to leave the country
**The announcement came just hours after Russia launched its largest series of air strikes against Ukraine since the beginning of its invasion, killing at least 11 people in cities across the country.**
Mr Lukashenko, one of Vladimir Putin’s closest allies, claimed Ukraine had been preparing to attack Belarus, without providing any evidence.
“**I have already said that Ukraine today it is not just discussing but planning strikes on Belarusian territory**,” he said during a security meeting in the capital of Minsk, according to the BelTA news agency.”
Belarus can therefore be legally targeted and sanctioned, here is according to the International Law:
The International Law Commission’s Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts provide that
‘**A State which aids or assists another State in the commission of an internationally wrongful act by the latter is internationally responsible for doing so if: (a) that State does so with knowledge of the circumstances of the internationally wrongful act; and (b) the act would be internationally wrongful if committed by that State.’**
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Might be true, but my guess is that it’s just a trick to force Ukraine to move troops away from the real fighting to defend a new front. 🤷♂️
https://www.barrons.com/news/belarus-says-joint-force-with-russian-troops-is-purely-defensive-01665480308
From the article:
“Ukraine may have to face a new front in the war against Russia after **Belarus announced a new military link up with Russian forces.**
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says **some of his country’s 60,000-strong army will deploy alongside Russian troops in Belarus**
Mr Lukashenko claimed Ukraine had been preparing to attack Belarus, without providing any evidencePoland has warned its citizens in Belarus to leave the country
**The announcement came just hours after Russia launched its largest series of air strikes against Ukraine since the beginning of its invasion, killing at least 11 people in cities across the country.**
Mr Lukashenko, one of Vladimir Putin’s closest allies, claimed Ukraine had been preparing to attack Belarus, without providing any evidence.
“**I have already said that Ukraine today it is not just discussing but planning strikes on Belarusian territory**,” he said during a security meeting in the capital of Minsk, according to the BelTA news agency.”
Belarus can therefore be legally targeted and sanctioned, here is according to the International Law:
The International Law Commission’s Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts provide that
‘**A State which aids or assists another State in the commission of an internationally wrongful act by the latter is internationally responsible for doing so if: (a) that State does so with knowledge of the circumstances of the internationally wrongful act; and (b) the act would be internationally wrongful if committed by that State.’**