Warsaw to protest against Russian air bases in Belarus
The picket “No to occupation of Belarus!” will be organized near the Russian Embassy at 12 p.m. CET.
The action will be organized by the campaign Together for Belarus, solidarity movement Razam and foundation For Freedom and Democracy.
Similar protest actions took place in Minsk and Mahilyou, Euroradio reported earlier.
Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu announced the plan to deploy a Russian air base in Belarus in April 2013. A group of 4 Su-27 fighters landed at air base #61 in Baranavichy in December. Technical personnel also arrived from Russia.
Some other Russian military objects are already situated on the Belarusian territory: a communication base in Vileika and the radar station Volha near Hantsavichy.
