Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Belarus and Russia will deploy a joint military task force in response to what he called an aggravation of tension on the country's western borders, the state-run Belta news agency reported on Monday.
Lukashenko said the two countries would deploy a regional military group, and had started pulling forces together two days ago, apparently after the explosion on Russia's bridge to Crimea.
Russian forces used Belarus as a staging post for their February 24th invasion of Ukraine, sending troops and equipment into northern Ukraine from bases in Belarus.
Agreed with Chancellor @OlafScholz of 🇩🇪 holding presidency of #G7 on an urgent meeting of the Group. My speech is scheduled, in which I'll tell about the terrorist attacks by RF. We also discussed the issue of increasing pressure on RF & aid in restoring damaged infrastructure.
— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) October 10, 2022
Meanwhile, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has agreed with German chancellor Olaf Scholz on the need for an urgent meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) of the world's advanced economies over Russia's attacks on Ukraine on Monday.
"Agreed with Chancellor @OlafScholz of Germany holding presidency of G7 on an urgent meeting of the Group," Zelenskiy said on Twitter.
"My speech is scheduled, in which I'll tell about the terrorist attacks by RF (Russia Federation). We also discussed the issue of increasing pressure on RF & aid in restoring damaged infrastructure." -Reuters
