WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on June 4, 2026, by Alexander Taranov, an expert on Russian military and nuclear affairs, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor:

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Russia and Belarus Preparing for Escalation with Ukraine and NATO

Executive Summary:

* On May 15, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia is seeking to draw Belarus more deeply into the Kremlin's war a . . .

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