U.S. official: Belarus is preparing to join Russian invasion of Ukraine

Belarus is getting ready to deploy troops to help Russia with its invasion of Ukraine, a U.S. official told reporters on Sunday evening. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko are allies, and the troops could leave Belarus for Ukraine as early as Monday, the official told The Washington Post. "It's very clear Minsk is now an extension of the Kremlin," the official added. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he spoke to Lukashenko for the first time ...