Russia and Belarus: Forging Future Together

... fleet, a move that has weakened the air defence capacity of the CSTO on its western borders, especially given the increase in NATO’s military presence along the perimeter of Belarus and its plans to deploy a missile defence system in Poland in 2018. The unpredictable nature of the Ukrainian crisis also poses a real treat. In the context of the single air defence system of the Union State, these “gaps” can be filled by a Russian airbase, which will save Belarus costs and enable it to invest ...