> Russia and Belarus are very close allies. I doubt anyone who is at risk by transiting in Moscow would be safe in Minsk You cannot really call them allies. Be

> Russia and Belarus are very close allies. I doubt anyone who is at risk by transiting in Moscow would be safe in Minsk You cannot really call them allies. Better to say its Beijing, and Pyongyang type relationship. Lukasenka can't even sneeze without Kremlin's approval.