Is Belarus close to entering the war against Ukraine?

the president of BelarusAlexandr Lukashenko, has said that his country will not be part of the invasion of Russia a Ukraine. “Pay no attention to those howls […] To this day, there is no war”, he declared.

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However, their actions argue otherwise.

According to him Belarusian newspaper Nasha Nivathere are records of men notified for “report to recruiting offices”, in what aims to be a “hidden mobilization”, disguised as “training sessions”. In parallel, as indicated by the Ministry of Defencethere are “russian air components” patrolling the border.

This is not the only evidence that calls into question Lukashenko’s statements. Next, others that, at least, give a good account of the good relations between Minsk Y Moscow.

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Friendship in arms?

about the complicity between Alexander Lukashenko and his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin, spoken since before war. But ever since it started Belarus has made some worrying decisions. In February, Lukashenko accepted the “deployment of thousands of Russian troops on its territory, from where they can march towards Ukraine, since they share more than 800 kilometers of border”. He also approved,in a controversial referendum“, that “your country will be able to receive nuclear weapons on its territory for the first time since it was formed as a state in 1990″.

Later, in August of this year – and with the war between russia and ukraine in between-, the Army Gamescompetition than the kremlin organized since 2015. Belarus was part and hosted some of the dynamics.

And on Monday, the 10th of this month, Lukashenko argued that Lithuania, Poland Y Ukraine -all bordering- were preparing terrorist attacks, sabotage and a “military uprising” within its territory. “They plan to significantly increase support for destructive elements, aggravate the situation on the western border to the point of opening a second front on the border“, said.

In response, the Belarusian dictator announced the creation of a “regional military group” with “about 9 thousand Russian soldiers”.

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The EFE agency adds that, as part of this plan, the Kremlin “is concentrating forces and military equipment at the Belarusian Zyabrivka airfield, in the Gomel region, near the border with Ukraine”. the portal of Radio Svoboda He also shared satellite images that account for the movements: military trucks and the camp itself increased, as well as “presence is observed S-300 and S-400 anti-aircraft missiles″.

Efe adds: “According to the Belarusian Defense Ministry, the total number of the Russian component of the group will be up to 9,000 servicemen, about 170 tanks, up to 200 armored fighting vehicles and up to 100 guns and mortars with a caliber of more than 100 millimeters.”.

For Lukashenko, however, there is nothing to worry about.. It is, says the Ministry of Defense, of movements for “ensure parity in the field of military security and peacekeeping in Belarus”.

In any case, the dictator who “has been leading the country for more than a quarter of a century”, does not make problems with criticism. He has addressed his country in a threatening way:

“If you want everything to be quiet, if you want to bathe yourself and your children with hot water, that the house has heating, that there is gas, oil, that they have something to eat, what to wear, then grit your teeth and do what I tell you.”.

Source: Elcomercio

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