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Al Jazeera
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Mansur Mirovalev

RARE PHOTOS: Will belarus russia s key ally join putin s war in ukraine - The Real Truth

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko pose for a photo in St Petersburg, Russia, July 2021. Lukashenko thanked Putin for 'very serious support' and pledged that Belarus would repay its loans [Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP]

Vinnytsia, Ukraine – When Belarus, Russia’s oldest and staunchest post-Soviet ally, evacuated its embassy from the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Saturday, the ambassador received a humiliating “gift”.

A Ukrainian border guard threw 30 pieces of silver at Belarusian Ambassador Igor Sokol, according to a video shot at an unnamed border checkpoint – a symbolic gesture.

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