Russian and Belarussian city names written on a wall inside a building that was used by Russian troops as their headquarters in Balakliia, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, October 7, 2022. To match Special Report UKRAINE-CRISIS/RUSSIA-BASE REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra 

Russian and Belarussian city names written on a wall inside a building that was used by Russian troops as their headquarters in Balakliia, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, October 7, 2022. To match Special Report UKRAINE-CRISIS/RUSSIA-BASE REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra 

Polish border guard officers patrol at the Kuznica-Bruzgi checkpoint on the Polish-Belarusian border amid the migrant crisis, in Kuznica, Poland, December 6, 2021. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel 

Polish border guard officers patrol at the Kuznica-Bruzgi checkpoint on the Polish-Belarusian border amid the migrant crisis, in Kuznica, Poland, December 6, 2021. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel 

Polish border guard officers patrol near the Kuznica-Bruzgi checkpoint on the Polish-Belarusian border amid the migrant crisis, in Kuznica, Poland, December 6, 2021. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel 

Polish border guard officers patrol near the Kuznica-Bruzgi checkpoint on the Polish-Belarusian border amid the migrant crisis, in Kuznica, Poland, December 6, 2021. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel 

Polish border guard officers patrol near the Kuznica-Bruzgi checkpoint on the Polish-Belarusian border amid the migrant crisis, in Kuznica, Poland, December 6, 2021. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel 

Polish border guard officers patrol near the Kuznica-Bruzgi checkpoint on the Polish-Belarusian border amid the migrant crisis, in Kuznica, Poland, December 6, 2021. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel 

Local citizens are interviewed by TVN television after media representatives were allowed to be present in the border zone at the Kuznica-Bruzgi checkpoint on the Polish-Belarusian border amid the migrant crisis, in Kuznica, Poland, December 6, 2021. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel 

German and Belarussian volunteers from German charity organisation "Heim-statt Tschernobyl e.V." (Houses instead of Chernobyl) and its Belarussian partner OkoBau take part in the construction of treatment facilities in the village of Stakhovtsy, Belarus, August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

German and Belarussian volunteers from German charity organisation "Heim-statt Tschernobyl e.V." (Houses instead of Chernobyl) and its Belarussian partner OkoBau take part in the construction of treatment facilities in the village of Stakhovtsy, Belarus, August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

German and Belarussian volunteers from German charity organisation "Heim-statt Tschernobyl e.V." (Houses instead of Chernobyl) and its Belarussian partner OkoBau take part in the construction of treatment facilities in the village of Stakhovtsy, Belarus, August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

German and Belarussian volunteers from German charity organisation "Heim-statt Tschernobyl e.V." (Houses instead of Chernobyl) and its Belarussian partner OkoBau take part in the construction of treatment facilities in the village of Stakhovtsy, Belarus, August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

Volunteers of German charity organisation "Heim-statt Tschernobyl e.V." (Houses instead of Chernobyl) and its Belarussian partner OkoBau take part in a reconstruction of a house in the village of Stakhovtsy, Belarus, August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

Volunteers of German charity organisation "Heim-statt Tschernobyl e.V." (Houses instead of Chernobyl) and its Belarussian partner OkoBau take part in the construction of treatment facilities in the village of Stakhovtsy, Belarus, August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

A Volunteer of German charity organisation "Heim-statt Tschernobyl e.V." (Houses instead of Chernobyl) and its Belarussian partner OkoBau takes part in the construction of treatment facilities in the village of Stakhovtsy, Belarus, August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

Belarusian Catholics erect a wooden cross as they take part in a procession celebrating Palm Sunday in the town of Oshmyany, Belarus, April 14, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

Belarussian Catholics kiss a wooden cross set up after a procession celebrating Palm Sunday in the town of Oshmyany, Belarus, April 14, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

Belarusian Catholics carry a wooden cross as they take part in a procession celebrating Palm Sunday in the town of Oshmyany, Belarus, April 14, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

Belarusian Catholics carry a wooden cross as they take part in a procession celebrating Palm Sunday in the town of Oshmyany, Belarus, April 14, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

Belarusian Catholics carry a wooden cross as they take part in a procession celebrating Palm Sunday in the town of Oshmyany, Belarus, April 14, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko welcomes Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa to their meeting in Minsk, Belarus January 17, 2019. Natalia Fedosenko/Pool via REUTERS 

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during his meeting with Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa (not pictured) in Minsk, Belarus January 17, 2019. Natalia Fedosenko/Pool via REUTERS 

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa speaks during his meeting with Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko (not pictured) in Minsk, Belarus January 17, 2019. Natalia Fedosenko/Pool via REUTERS 

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko walks to the meeting with Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa (not pictured) in Minsk, Belarus January 17, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko welcomes Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa to their meeting in Minsk, Belarus January 17, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko welcomes Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa to their meeting in Minsk, Belarus January 17, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa arrives to the meeting with Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko (not pictured) in Minsk, Belarus January 17, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko shakes hands with Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa during their meeting in Minsk, Belarus January 17, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko welcomes Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa to their meeting in Minsk, Belarus January 17, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko and Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa inspect honor guards during welcome ceremony in Minsk, Belarus January 17, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko and Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa inspect honor guards during welcome ceremony in Minsk, Belarus January 17, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko and Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa listen national anthems in Minsk, Belarus January 17, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko welcomes Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa to their meeting in Minsk, Belarus January 17, 2019. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) speaks with his Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko during a meeting in Moscow, Russia December 29, 2018. Kirill Kudryavtsev/Pool via REUTERS 

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with his Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow, Russia December 29, 2018. Kirill Kudryavtsev/Pool via REUTERS 

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with his Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko during a meeting in Moscow, Russia December 29, 2018. Kirill Kudryavtsev/Pool via REUTERS 

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with his Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko during a meeting in Moscow, Russia December 29, 2018. Kirill Kudryavtsev/Pool via REUTERS 

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with his Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko during a meeting in Moscow, Russia December 29, 2018. Kirill Kudryavtsev/Pool via REUTERS 

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with his Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow, Russia December 29, 2018. Kirill Kudryavtsev/Pool via REUTERS 

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) embraces his Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko during a meeting in Moscow, Russia December 29, 2018. Kirill Kudryavtsev/Pool via REUTERS 

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with his Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow, Russia December 29, 2018. Kirill Kudryavtsev/Pool via REUTERS 

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with his Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow, Russia December 29, 2018. Kirill Kudryavtsev/Pool via REUTERS 

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with his Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko during a meeting in Moscow, Russia December 29, 2018. Kirill Kudryavtsev/Pool via REUTERS 

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with his Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia December 25, 2018. Alexander Nemenov/Pool via REUTERS 

Russian President Vladimir Putin enters a hall before a meeting with his Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia December 25, 2018. Alexander Nemenov/Pool via REUTERS 

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with his Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia December 25, 2018. Alexander Nemenov/Pool via REUTERS 

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with his Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia December 25, 2018. Alexander Nemenov/Pool via REUTERS 

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with his Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia December 25, 2018. Alexander Nemenov/Pool via REUTERS 

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during a meeting with the media in Minsk, Belarus December 14, 2018. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during a meeting with the media in Minsk, Belarus December 14, 2018. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during a meeting with the media in Minsk, Belarus December 14, 2018. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during a meeting with the media in Minsk, Belarus December 14, 2018. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during a meeting with the media in Minsk, Belarus December 14, 2018. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko reacts during a meeting with the media in Minsk, Belarus December 14, 2018. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during a meeting with the media in Minsk, Belarus December 14, 2018. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during a meeting with the media in Minsk, Belarus December 14, 2018. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during a meeting with the media in Minsk, Belarus December 14, 2018. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during a meeting with the media in Minsk, Belarus December 14, 2018. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko 

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks during a meeting with the media in Minsk, Belarus December 14, 2018. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko