{"id":180727,"date":"2026-03-24T13:28:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T10:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/180727\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T13:46:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T10:46:40","slug":"us-think-tank-russia-set-to-expand-military-presence-in-belarus-against-ukraine-nato","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/180727\/","title":{"rendered":"US think tank: Russia set to expand military presence in Belarus against Ukraine, NATO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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March 24, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Russia is likely to build up its military capabilities in Belarus to support its military operations against Ukraine and prepare for a potential future war with NATO, says<\/a> a recent analysis by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia may use its permanent military basing in Belarus to increase long-range drone strikes against Ukraine, the analysts warned, citing Kyiv\u2019s reports that Russian forces were using repeaters in Belarus for Shahed drone strikes on Ukraine. Moreover, Russia and Belarus signed an agreement on February 5 allowing Russia to establish military bases in Belarus, the ISW added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report comes shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia plans to deploy four ground-based long-range drone control stations in Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In late February, Kyiv reported that it eliminated a communication system that helped Russian drones attack Ukraine from Belarus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukraine is changing its policy towards Belarus and will respond appropriately to threats, Zelensky said in a statement released after Kyiv\u2019s announcement of sanctions on Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka on February 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In February 2022, Russia started a full-scale war against Ukraine in which the Belarusian authorities supported the Kremlin, allowing Russian troops to attack Ukraine from Belarus on multiple occasions and supplying arms to Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Russia set to deploy four drone control stations in Belarus, Zelensky says<\/h3>\n
March 23, Pozirk. Russia plans to deploy four ground-based long-range drone control stations in Belarus, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on his official Telegram channel on March 23 after meeting with Oleh Ivashchenko, chief of Ukraine\u2019s Foreign Intelligence Service. Such …<\/div>\n \n