Putin's ally Lukashenko is moving tanks directly to the NATO border. This is reported by various opposition media, also citing the Belarusian Defense Ministry.

The Belarusian army has deployed forces near the Lithuanian border for a “combat readiness review.” It is obvious that the large deployment in Belarus must also be seen as a response to theNATO series of maneuvers “Steadfast Defender”. As Putin's closest ally, autocrat Luk ashenko regularly joins the Atlantic Alliance in the same vein as the Russian president.