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submitted 1 month ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

China and Belarus announced they were holding joint military training exercises just miles from the border of Poland – a NATO and European Union member.

Belarus’ Ministry of Defense said troops from China’s People’s Liberation Army arrived in Belarus over the weekend. It published a series of photographs showing Chinese troops offloading equipment from a military cargo aircraft and said the drills will last for 11 days, from Monday to July 19.

NATO and the EU have long accused Belarus of weaponizing the border by pushing asylum-seekers from third countries to its borders and the joint exercises will no doubt be seen by some as a further provocation – especially as they come on the eve of NATO’s 75th anniversary summit in Washington, D.C., and on the day that Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is visiting Poland.

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[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 9 points 1 month ago

And yet they're getting into bed with Belarus.

[-] eran_morad@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Let’s be real, belarus is part of russia.

[-] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one -2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

"Belarus" literally translates to "little Russia"; Bela Rus, little Rus.

[-] eran_morad@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Incorrect. I come from a Russian speaking family and retain much of the language. Belarus is “white Rus”, Белая Русь (“Belaya Rus”). Sometime referred to historically as White Russia.

See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus.

Edit: Ukraine, historically, has been referred to as “Little Russia” (by the Russian Empire, affirming its subjugation of the Ukrainian people), and you may be confusing it for Belarus.

[-] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one -3 points 1 month ago

Oh forgive me I meant Bela rus means tiny penis

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