Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Telegram that the Ukrainian military and intelligence services are documenting Russia's attempts to is trying to convince the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, to support “new aggressive Russian operations.” He noted that Ukraine has information about contacts between Moscow and Minsk, which are aimed at increasing Belarus's involvement in the war.
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Attack from Belarus on NATO?
“Russia is considering plans for operations in the south and north of the territory of Belarus — aeither against the Chernihiv-Kyiv direction in Ukraine, or against one of the NATO countries directly from the territory of Belarus” – he pointed out, without providing further details.
Reuters reminds that Belarus, bordering Ukraine to the south and Poland, Lithuania and Latvia to the north and west, plays an important role in Russia's strategy. In February 2022, Minsk made its territory available to the Russian invasion, although the Belarusian armed forces did not directly participate in hostilities. Belarus has since agreed to deploy Russian tactical nuclear weapons and Oreshnik hypersonic missiles.
Moscow and Minsk have not yet commented on Zelensky's words. Russia consistently treats its military plans as a state secret, not revealing details of its activities in Ukraine.
The President of Ukraine announced that he had instructed the armed forces to prepare a response plan to the possible involvement of Belarus in the conflict. These actions include strengthening defense in the north of the country, including the Chernihiv and Kiev regions.
Germany also warns against Russia
As we recently reported in Business Insider, the highest-ranking military officer in Germany warns that Russia may attack NATO in just a few years.
Carsten Breuer said in an interview for the “Sueddeutsche Zeitung” daily that: a number of factors clearly indicate a specific date. I'm talking about intensive rearmament conducted by the Kremlin, expansion of the army's human resources and economic and political conditions. All these elements converge on one point – in 2029
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