Belarus Review by iSANS — June 22, 2026 — iSANS
Belarus Review by iSANS — June 22, 2026 — iSANS
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Summary:
- The Belarus review covers Belarus’s stance on the war in Ukraine, with Zelenskyy urging Minsk to stop backing Russian strikes and cut technical support, including fuel provision that aids Moscow.
- Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya warns Belarus risks being drawn into the conflict, pointing to Russia’s 2022 invasion launched from Belarus and calling on Lukashenka to halt support for aggression and for Belarusians not to become instruments of another’s war.
- Lukashenka, in
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