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| East and West go toe-to-toe: Russian paratroopers deploy to Belarus close to Poland border as UK sends soldiers to strengthen Polish defences and RAF intercept Putin's bombers over North Sea after US warned Vladimir could invade Ukraine 'imminently' |
| 2021-11-12 |
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - Antony Blinken said Belarus is using migration as a weapon and said US is 'looking at tools it has' to respond
- Kamala Harris condemned Lukashenko's 'troubling actions' on the border and warned 'world is watching'
- But Belarus hit back, as defence minister said West is trying to 'initiate conflict' and he will 'respond harshly'
- Came after Belarus and Russia held military drills near border, with UK troops deployed to beef up defences
- Russia also flew two nuclear-capable bombers close to the UK with RAF Typhoons deployed to escort them
- US also warned that Russia is preparing to invade eastern Ukraine after building up forces along its border
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| Posted by:Skidmark |