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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will meet Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko today to discuss the situation in Ukraine and western sanctions, news agencies in Russia and Belarus reported.
Russia has sent tens of thousands of troops from both Russian and Belarusian territory into Ukraine since its forces invaded Ukraine on 24 February.
