Russia to send paratroopers to Belarus for joint drills

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Source: Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will send troops from its Pskov division of paratroopers to Belarus for joint military drills starting on Monday, the RIA news agency cited Russia’s defence ministry as saying on Sunday.

The drills come amid tensions in Belarus as President Alexander Lukashenko faces a groundswell of public anger over an election last month that his opponents say was rigged. The protests have tested the loyalty of his security forces.

The “Slavic brotherhood” joint military drills are due to run from Sept. 14-25, the defence ministry said, adding that the Russian paratroopers would return to Russia once they are over.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-belarus-election-russia-drills/russia-to-send-paratroopers-to-belarus-for-joint-drills-starting-on-monday-ria-idUSKBN26409K

[Wellstone ruled]

1. Oh Boy,Little Green Men.

[Leghorn21]

2. Hey man, your "Slavic brotherhood" and sisterhood are in the streets, Vlad, you miserable fuck

Link to tweet

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[ancianita]

7. +1000

[left-of-center2012]

3. Trump will support this

It's American military he hates.

[mitch96]

5. Yup, watch him tell his generals to have "military exercises" in the streets of Portland... nt

[PSPS]

4. We're a russian satellite state now, so the white house will endorse this by being silent.

[TomCADem]

11. Russia confirms Putin-Trump talk on joint cyber unit

Perhaps Trump will also follow through on his proposals for joint exercises with Russia.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-g-20-germany-putin-trump-cyber-idUSKBN19V0XU

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia confirmed on Monday that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had discussed forming a joint Russian-U.S. group on cyber security, an idea that has provoked uproar in Washington, but said it was only a tentative proposal.

Trump said on Twitter early on Sunday the two leaders discussed forming “an impenetrable Cyber Security unit” when they met at the Hamburg G20 summit.

The idea was greeted with incredulity by some senior Republicans who said Moscow could not be trusted - and the U.S. president later in the day tweeted that he did not think it could happen.

“The heads of state did talk about such a possibility,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a conference call with reporters on Monday.

[ancianita]

6. Joint drills, my ass.

Just practicing for the day when he can run "joint drills" with the US military.

[ashredux]

8. This is actually called an INVASION

[bluestarone]

9. RUMP loses in NOV. then he will get us involved too!!!

Wouldn't surprise me a bit!!

[TomCADem]

10. Maybe Trump Can Ask Russian Troops for Help to Keep the Presidency...

...in the midst of protests as he tries to sabotage the Presidency. Perhaps some joint exercises with ICE similar to the joint cyber security exercises he proposed.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-g-20-germany-putin-trump-cyber-idUSKBN19V0XU

Russia confirms Putin-Trump talk on joint cyber unit

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia confirmed on Monday that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had discussed forming a joint Russian-U.S. group on cyber security, an idea that has provoked uproar in Washington, but said it was only a tentative proposal.

Trump said on Twitter early on Sunday the two leaders discussed forming “an impenetrable Cyber Security unit” when they met at the Hamburg G20 summit.

The idea was greeted with incredulity by some senior Republicans who said Moscow could not be trusted - and the U.S. president later in the day tweeted that he did not think it could happen.

“The heads of state did talk about such a possibility,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a conference call with reporters on Monday.

[pecosbob]

12. Don't fly to the Minsk area anytime soon

Airliners don't are too well against Russian SAMs.

[Illumination]

13. Sure. Like Trump, you can really trust the Russians to do what's right & behave!...

[EndlessWire]

14. Yeah, who they kidding? n/t

[paleotn]

15. Tiananmen Square in 3...2...1...