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Latvia sends army to guard border with Belarus as illegal crossing attempts mount (www.reuters.com)

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[–] BlemboTheThird 1 points 2 years ago

On the one hand people should be allowed to flee oppressive regimes without being met by the army... on the other, Putin poisoned that well by flooding eastern Ukraine with false "immigrants" who then "voted" to join Russia. Not hard to believe Lukashenko would be using the same playbook.

Also, the idea that Lukashenko has been stopping Wagner from attacking Poland is absolutely wild. With Russia now publicly funding the group, wouldn't that be considered an attack on NATO?