Belarus deploys troops to border with Russia over invasion concerns

[Kailash Kumar]

Belarus deploys troops to border with Russia over invasion concerns

Dylan Malyasov

Aug 3, 2020

The Belarus military is deploying additional troops to the border with Russia over invasion concerns.

The Novaya Gazeta newspaper has shared a short video showing a convoy of military trucks and armored vehicles moving towards the Russian border.

Official Minsk fears that Russia may take advantage of the instability in the country and carry out the Ukrainian scenario to occupy part of the territories ahead of August’s presidential election.

The state-controlled Belta news agency said last week that Belarus has arrested dozens of Russian mercenaries after receiving information that more than 200 fighters had entered the country to destabilize it before a presidential election. The mercenaries worked for Wagner, Russia’s best-known private military contractor.

“The guests drew attention to themselves because they did not behave like Russian tourists usually do and wore military-style clothing,” Belta reported.

The group arrived in Minsk on July 24, it said, noting that each man carried small hand luggage only, but that the group had three big heavy suitcases.

State TV showed the men being arrested in their underwear and broadcast footage of one man’s belongings which included a Russian passport, military-style patches and US dollar bills.

President Alyaksandr Lukashenka accused Russia of “dirty intentions” and instructed KGB security service chief Valer Vakulchyk to seek an explanation from Moscow.

“We need to urgently ask the relevant structures of the Russian Federation to explain what’s going on,” he said at a security meeting.

The Belarusian president also said that political forces from “both the West and from the East” had concentrated their efforts on precipitating unrest in Belarus.

Lukashenko did not name a specific country, but he said the plans were underway to foment a revolution akin to Ukraine’s Maidan square protests of 2014.

“That was the goal. The masks were torn not only from certain puppets we had here but also from puppeteers who sit outside Belarus,” Lukashenko said.

https://defence-blog.com/news/army/...order-with-russia-over-invasion-concerns.html

 

[Mamajama]

I thought they were allies???

 

[PeacefulWar]

I thought they were allies???

Me too!

 

[Mamajama]

Me too!

Guess this proves you can trust Putin as far as you can throw him.

 

[Uguduwa]

Same logic applies to China when Chinese nationalists were raging online about some festival in Vladivostok claiming that it used to belong to China but handed over because of an unfair treaty. Never trust a big country that shares a land border with you.

 

[jamahir]

I thought they were allies???

Me too!

Same here.

 

[Figaro]

Same logic applies to China when Chinese nationalists were raging online about some festival in Vladivostok claiming that it used to belong to China but handed over because of an unfair treaty. Never trust a big country that shares a land border with you.

Tbh Russia is notorious for land grabs. They did so with Finland (Karelia), China (Outer Manchuria), Germany (East Prussia), and many other nations. That is why no one can trust them lol

 

[dBSPL]

1- The public support of Aleksandr Lukashenko is decreasing. So he needs a useful conspiracy.

2- Russia realized that would eat a goal in his backyard, while it was designing long distances offensive.

3.a. Wagner structure has the depth to move independently from Russia. 3.b. Or because Russia saw such potential in Lukeshenko, it was carrying out an new social order engineering work using the Wagner group as a dirty hand.

 

[vi-va]

I thought they were allies???

Come on. When you see what happened in Ukraine, what will do you if you are Belarus president or Chief of Army?

No Brainer.

 

[Beast]

I thought they were allies???

They were allies but evil west plan large number of NGO try to sway the public opinion of Russia pro party. Putin is just trying to counter what the imperial west trying to do to Belarus. They wouldn't want another Ukraine to happen again.

 

[Beast]

Same logic applies to China when Chinese nationalists were raging online about some festival in Vladivostok claiming that it used to belong to China but handed over because of an unfair treaty. Never trust a big country that shares a land border with you.

I know you try to create discord between Russia and China. It will not work. Russia is our good allies and we have settle all land border with Russia. Land grab is a old fashion thing. Russia having more land but does it make them richer? Modernise industries and innovation are key to national wealth and strong military.

Look at Japan, much smaller than Russia bit far wealthier.

 

[KediKesenFare3]

1- The public support of Aleksandr Lukashenko is decreasing. So he needs a useful conspiracy.

2- Russia realized that would eat a goal in his backyard, while it was designing long distances offensive.

3.a. Wagner structure has the depth to move independently from Russia. 3.b. Or because Russia saw such potential in Lukeshenko, it was carrying out an new social order engineering work using the Wagner group as a dirty hand.

It's not a conspiracy.

 

[Feng Leng]

Total BS article.

 

[damm1t]

Total BS article.

Because ?

 

[Feng Leng]

Because ?

Belarus is totally pro-Russia and the English speaking media is full of BS written or published by Jews.