MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his ministers to agree a deal with Belarus so that Moscow can establish an air base in the ex-Soviet country, as Kremlin’s ties with the West remain at a post-Cold War low over the Ukraine crisis.
The creation of a Russian military air base on the doorstep of the European Union in Belarus has been discussed since 2013.
Putin has now ordered his defence and foreign ministries to seal the agreement with Minsk, according to an official document published online Saturday.
Belarus, which borders Nato and European Union members Poland, Latvia and Lithuania, has not …read more
Source: theSun
