As NATO leaders express unwavering support for Ukraine and criticize China's backing of Russia, Beijing conducts joint military exercises with Belarus near the alliance's eastern border, signaling a deepening partnership and a challenge to NATO.
As NATO leaders gathered in Washington for a landmark summit and issued 'irreversible' support for Ukraine and deep criticism of Beijing for its support of Russia, China was holding maneuvers with Belarusian troops on the alliance's eastern edge. The 11-day joint military exercises named Eagle Assault 2024 kicked off on July 8 -- the eve of the NATO summit -- and are under way near the Belarusian city of Brest, some 5 kilometers from the Polish border.
For Belarus's authoritarian leader, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, the exercises come as he continues to rely heavily on Russia -- his main sponsor and ally -- since becoming a pariah in the West in 2020 following a crackdown triggered by his disputed reelection that the opposition and the West denounced as rigged.Since then, Lukashenka has become increasingly antagonistic toward the West and NATO in particular.
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