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  • Belarus has no plans to join Russian invasion of Ukraine but is ‘rotating’ troops at border

Belarus has no plans to join Russian invasion of Ukraine but is ‘rotating’ troops at border
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The Arab News reported, citing Reuters, Belarus Chief of General Staff Viktor Gulevich said on Saturday that his country has no plans to join the Russian invasion of Ukraine but is sending five battalion tactical groups (BTGs) to its border on rotation to replace forces already stationed there.

A top Ukrainian security official on Friday warned Belarus not to send troops to Ukraine, saying Ukraine was showing restraint toward Belarus despite the country being used as a launchpad for Russian planes.

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Gulevich said: “I want to underline that the transfer of troops is in no way connected with (any) preparation, and especially not with the participation of Belarusian soldiers in the special military operation on the territory of Ukraine.”

Source: arabnews