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Him amass his troops there, launch his invasion, his convoy from there. so, are they resupplying the weapons to the russians? low people in belarus, from everything you understand reacting to what's going on the last five weeks? >> thanks,and areria. it's a pleasure to join you today. i'd like to go to exactly where you started, which is talking about him as an ally. that would suggest some engagement and involvement in decision making. i'm pretty sure luka shangau has very little to say what happens in belarus or belarusian territory. >> they've been fusailitating against ukraine. they're hos...

Support of the kremlin, stole the election and put more than -- he has since put more than 1100 people behind bars because he is making sure only his voice can be heard and only the messages he wants to get through, get through. >> how can you be a special envoy to belarus when you can't have access to the people or the government of belarus? mustby a very challenging assignment. >> it is. thanks for asking. it is a challenging assignment. but i think it's one that, in this moment, has real importance. lukashenko has been driving his own citizens out of belarus, really, for decades. i engage w...

Also everything we know is that the people are deeply opposed to this war. they do not want belarus to fight against ukraine. and as a matter of fact, many have found it hard to believe their territory could be used in this way. but lukashenko has been able to turn away from what the people of belarus wants. because what he focuses on is his own grip on power. the people of belarus, their struggle is so similar to the people of ukraine in that they have been working, particularly since the fraudulent election of 2020, they have wanted to be the masters of their future. they've wanted to be the...

That exercise allowed russia to position its forces to facilitate the invasion. belarus has been hosting russian troops. russian missiles have been launched from belarusian territory. they're treating russian wounded in belarusian hospitals. they're an active participant in putin's war. it's really important we look at them as such. >> and what about the population? are they -- i guess they're seeing the same propaganda the russian population is. do they have any outside information to discredit what they're being told? >> reporter: it's a really important question what kind of information is ...

To make sure that we're advancing a human rights agenda, that we are working together to confront autooceracy. this is the front lines of confronting autocracy, as president biden spoke to last weekend in warsaw. and those of us who makeup the belarus team here, the belarus affairs unit, we're really proud of the work we can do, even from outside belarus. >> how fearful are are people in that region, in the baltic states aboutpute an going beyond ukraine? or do most people accept the fact that, if nato and the west helps fortify the frontline, the eastern flank of nato there, that putin can be...