NATO telah berhasil menggandeng negara tetangga Belarus dan juga merupakan negara yang dekat dengan Rusia, yaitu Latvia, Lituania dan Polandia. Lalu, Ukraina juga mengajukan negaranya untuk bergabung dengan NATO. Pasukan Rusia di Belarusia sedikit banyaknya dapat menekan kekuatan NATO di kawasan. Lukashenko (Presiden Belarusia) menawarkan negaranya untuk menjadi markas senjata nuklir Rusia apabila NATO memindahkan bom nuklir Amerika dari Jerman ke Eropa Timur. Sehingga, Rusia bisa kapan saja memanggil atau menggunakan Belarusia untuk melancarkan usahanya terkait NATO atau invasinya terhadap Ukraina.
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BBC. 2022. "Why has Russia invaded Ukraine and what does Putin want". https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56720589
De Guzman Chad. 2022. "Why Russia's Invasion of Ukraine Led to Sanctions on Belarus". https://time.com/6151347/belarus-russia-ukraine/
Ellyatt Holly. 2022. "Russia begins massive military drills with Belarus; U.S. skams 'escalatory' action". CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/10/russia-set-to-begin-massive-military-drills-with-belarus.html
European Council. 2022. "Belarus' role in the Russian military aggression of Ukraine: Council imposes sanctions on additional 22 individuals and further restrictions on trade". Council of the European Union. https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/03/02/belarus-role-in-the-russian-military-aggression-of-ukraine-council-imposes-sanctions-on-additional-22-individuals-and-further-restrictions-on-trade/
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