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Belarus’ president says he doesn’t want Russian air base


MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Belarus doesn’t want to host a Russian military air base, President Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday, a statement that highlighted a strain between the two neighbors and allies.
Lukashenko said that he knows nothing about plans to set up a Russian air base in Belarus and added that his nation doesn’t need it, according to state news agency Belta.
“I feel surprised and, to some extent, angry and annoyed by that,” he said.
The Belarusian leader’s statement follows Russian President Vladimir Putin’s order to his government last month to sign an agreement on a Russian military base in Belarus. The …read more

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