By AFP 31 January 2023 | 12:49 pm President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday backed a plan to set up joint military training centres with Belarus, with fears mounting that Minsk could enter the Ukraine conflict to fight with Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a video-linked meeting with the Vologda region governor at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on January 30, 2023. (Photo by Mikhail KLIMENTYEV / SPUTNIK / AFP) President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday backed a plan to set up joint military training centres with Belarus, with fears mounting that Minsk could enter the Ukraine conflict to fight with Moscow. In a decree published Tuesday, Putin tasked the defence and foreign ministers to conduct talks with Belarus and sign an agreement to establish the facilities. The document did not specify where they would be based. Minsk allowed Moscow to use Belarusian territory as a launching pad for its Ukraine offensive that began on February 24 last year. Strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko has insisted that he will not send Belarusian troops into Ukraine despite increasing military cooperation with Russia. In October, Minsk said it was establishing a joint regional force with Moscow with several thousand Russian servicemen arriving to the country. Earlier this month Moscow and Minsk launched joint air force drills in Belarus that are scheduled to last until February 1. Latest 20 mins ago The Federal Government has again raised the alarm over the increase in the use of fake news and disinformation to destabilise the electoral process and plunge the nation into crisis. 31 mins ago The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr Godwin Emefiele has allayed the fears that the old naira notes would no longer be tenable after the expiration of the February 10 deadline for the naira swap policy. Speaking when he appeared before the Mr Ado Doguwa-led House of Representatives adhoc committee on the… 43 mins ago Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has assured that the value of old of 200, 500, and 1,000 naira notes will still be redeemed even after they have ceased to be legal tender by February 10. Emefiele, who spoke when he appeared before the House of Representatives ad hoc committee on the… 56 mins ago The Managing Director of the Vanguard Against Drug Abuse (VGADA) detox centre, Dr Hope Omeiza has sought the support of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in rehabilitating drug users across the country. 1 hour ago Bayern Munich have signed Portugal wing-back Joao Cancelo on loan until the end of the season from Manchester City, the German club confirmed on Tuesday.
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