Putin will deploy 9,000 Russian troops to Belarus as Kremlin allies fuel fears of a new ground assault on the Ukrainian capital by closing their embassies in Kyiv
- Belarusian defence ministry confirmed Russian troops will cross the border
- Russia may also equip Belarusian Su-25 warplanes with nuclear-capable missiles
- Comes after Russian soldiers started 'entering Belarus by the trainload' last week
- Minsk said deployment with Russian forces was a 'purely defensive' grouping
Russia is set to deploy 9,000 soldiers to Belarus, the Belarusian defence ministry has claimed, sparking fears that a fresh ground assault on the Ukrainian capital could be imminent.
Although the Kremlin has claimed that the move is part of a defensive operation, some commentators believe that Putin is attempting to draw Belarus - a country bordering both Russia and Ukraine - into his war, the Telegraph has reported.
Russia's defence ministry stated that the decision to send soldiers into Belarus, for the first time since March, was 'dictated by the ongoing activity in the areas bordering us.'
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