INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Belarus, a Moscow ally that shares a border with Ukraine, launched "surprise" military maneuvers on Wednesday, to test the reactive capacity
rapidly to a possible crisis," it continued, describing the maneuvers as a "surprise" exercise.It published photos of columns of vehicles,
troops into Ukraine to help Russia's military operation against its pro-Western neighbor.Belarus has been ruled with an iron fist by
strongman Alexander Lukashenko, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, for nearly 30 years
The country serves as an air and logistics base for Moscow.Nevertheless, not all Belarusians are in favor of participation, however
indirect, in the current conflict and there have been acts of sabotage in recent months and several suspects have been arrested.In 2020,
Belarus was rocked by protests over the allegedly fraudulent re-election of Lukashenko, who ordered a ferocious crackdown on the dissent.
