President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a decree suspending Belarus participation in a treaty that limits the deployment of conventional forces in Europe, matching a move already taken by ally Russia.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday headed for talks with Moldova President Maia Sandu aimed at showing robust support for the frontline country s Western aspirations as alarm grows
The trip coincides with Moscow's recent battlefield victories in Ukraine and its troop presence in Moldova's Transnistria region,prompting calls to allow Kyiv to strike Russian soil with Western arms.