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Belarus army would likely have little impact in Ukraine war

FILE - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko waves to the world cup journalists as he arrives at the Zapad (West) 2017 joint Russia-Belarus military exercises at the Borisovsky range in Borisov, Belarus, on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. Lukashenko this week once again accused Ukraine of planning to attack it and announced creating a joint grouping of troops with Moscow, a move that stocked fears that Belarusian army could join Russian forces in Ukrainian trenches. (AP Photo, File) FILE - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, left, greets peacekeepers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization after their withdrawal from Kazakhstan, on military airport near Minsk, Belarus, Saturday, Jan.15, 2022. Lukashenko this week once again accused Ukraine of planning to attack it and announced creating a joint grouping of troops with Moscow, a move that stocked fears that Belarusian army could join Russian forces in Ukrainian trenches. (Maxim Guchek/BelTA Pool Photo via AP, File) FILE - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, left, and Chechen regional leader Ramzan Kadyrov shake hands during their meeting in Minsk, Belarus, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. Lukashenko this week once again accused Ukraine of planning to attack it and announced creating a joint grouping of troops with Moscow, a move that stocked fears that Belarusian army could join Russian forces in Ukrainian trenches. (Nikolai Petrov/Pool Photo via AP, File) FILE - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko inspects the troops during the Zapad (West) 2017 joint Russia-Belarus military drills at the Borisovsky range in Borisov, Belarus, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. Lukashenko this week once again accused Ukraine of planning to attack it and announced creating a joint grouping of troops with Moscow, a move that stocked fears that Belarusian army could join Russian forces in Ukrainian trenches. (AP Photo, File) FILE - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, right, and Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin, centre, attend meeting with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. Belarus this week once again accused Ukraine of planning to attack it and announced creating a joint grouping of troops with Moscow, a move that stocked fears that Belarusian army could join Russian forces in Ukrainian trenches. (Maxim Guchek/BelTA Pool Photo via AP, File) FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, right, arrive to watch the West-2013 joint military games at the Gozhsky shooting range in Grodno, Belarus, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. Lukashenko this week once again accused Ukraine of planning to attack it and announced creating a joint grouping of troops with Moscow, a move that stocked fears that Belarusian army could join Russian forces in Ukrainian trenches. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File) FILE - Tanks move during the Union Courage-2022 Russia-Belarus military drills at the Obuz-Lesnovsky training ground in Belarus, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. Belarus this week once again accused Ukraine of planning to attack it and announced creating a joint grouping of troops with Moscow, a move that stocked fears that Belarusian army could join Russian forces in Ukrainian trenches. (AP Photo, File) FILE - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko gestures while speaking to journalists at the Osipovichi training ground during the Union Courage-2022 Russia-Belarus military drills near Osipovichi , Belarus, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. Lukashenko this week once again accused Ukraine of planning to attack it and announced creating a joint grouping of troops with Moscow, a move that stocked fears that Belarusian army could join Russian forces in Ukrainian trenches. (AP Photo, File)
Belarus army would likely have little impact in Ukraine war