Why in news?
- Russia and Belarus starts military drills as the west watches it warily.
Belarus
- Location: A Landlocked country in Eatern Europe.
- Capital: Minsk
- Bordering countries: Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Russia, Lithuania and Latvia.
- International Cooperation: Member of CIS, the CSTO, the EAEU, the OSCE, and the Non-Aligned Movement
- River: Dnieper flows through Belarus and drains into Black Sea.