Notifications about the resumption of verification activities have been sent to all the OSCE member states today. Belarus will take appropriate measures in the absence of reciprocal steps.
The sides also exchanged plans on military cooperation between the Belarusian Defense Ministry and the Serbian Defense Ministry for the year 2022. The documents had been previously signed via diplomatic channels.
A number of measures are being taken to reinforce parts of the Belarusian border in order to prevent sabotage and reconnaissance units from infiltrating into the country and stop attempts to smuggle weapons and ammunition.
There are 9,000 Russian military personnel in Belarus, as well as equipment, but this contingent is not enough to attack Kyiv, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said.
Eli Stokols, Noah Bierman and Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, (TNS)
MUNICH, Germany With tens of thousands of Russian troops canceling withdrawal plans near Ukraine’s northern frontier, and as tensions intensified in the country’s eastern Donbas region, Western and Russian leaders continued to eng