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Belarus, a close ally of Russia, allowed Moscow to use its territory to send tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in Feb 2022. The Zapad exercises in Belarus are taking place at training grounds located deep inside the country or in its eastern regions. NATO remains on high alert over the exercises launched on 12 Sep and Russian drones recently violated Polish and Romanian airspace. The US lifted sanctions on Belarusian state-owned airline Belavia, while dictator-for-life Alexander Lukashenko released 52 political prisoners, including an EU delegate. European counterintelligence agencies recently dismantled a Belarusian KGB agent network operating on the continent. Nota Bene: The US military uniforms worn by the two individuals in the photo appear to be the outdated woodland camouflage BDUs. In another photo, the two individuals are seen with their hands in their pockets. These two pale-looking "officers" attended a military exercise without accompanying NCOs, "battle-rattle," or even water canteens, and then declined to speak with journalists.