Belarus borders still open despite Lukashenko ‘war’ talk
Belarus' borders remained open yesterday after President Alexander Lukashenko announced they would be closed as he warned of a possible "war" with neighbouring countries, whom he accuses of supporting a burgeoning opposition movement.
The country's border guard service said on its Telegram channel that "checks have been stepped up" and "tactical reinforcements have been deployed", but that "checkpoints are permitting people to enter and leave".
Lukashenko, a strongman who has ruled for 26 years, had told a women's forum Thursday that "half" of the Belarusian army would be deployed to the country's borders with Lithuania, Latvia, Poland and Ukraine.
The frontiers themselves would be closed in view of the threat of a "hot war", he added.
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