Against the backdrop of a massive missile attack on Ukraine, Belarus has become more active. Lukashenka began to threaten Ukraine with a response to fictitious provocations.
New statements by the Belarusian dictator indicate increased pressure on him from Russia. This Channel 24 opinion was expressed by Russian human rights activist Mark Feigin.
“Moscow forced Lukashenka to act”
According to Feigin, Alexander Lukashenko resists as best he can. The self-proclaimed president of Belarus does not want his troops to directly participate in the war against Ukraine.
The arguments that Lukashenka suggested to Putin gave him room for maneuver. However, now it has become more difficult for him. Why is he hysterical about Ukraine's “invasion” of Belarus? All because he was “put in cancer”, Moscow forced him to act, – said the Russian human rights activist.
Back to news “bloquote cke-markup”> With his statements, Lukashenka compensates for the invasion of the territory of Ukraine by the Armed Forces of Belarus. That is, he is trying to cover up his inaction with this angry rhetoric, the human rights activist said.However, it is difficult to say how long the self-proclaimed president of Belarus will be able to resist Putin's pressure.
Perhaps Moscow gave him an ultimatum: either you send troops to Ukraine, or we will find another leader Belarus under our protectorate. I think that Lukashenka is in just such a position,” Feygin said.
At the same time, the participation of the Belarusian army in the war will entail very negative consequences for Lukashenka.
“If he himself starts hostilities, then he personally will have much less chance of surviving than if he nevertheless evaded participation in the war,” Feigin noted.
“The war is expanding by Moscow's forces”
The human rights activist believes that talks about Belarus being involved in the war have one more purpose.
This is a provocation so that Poland, Lithuania or Romania will also be involved in the war on their part. The war is expanding with the forces of Moscow. The Kremlin is interested in not being alone in the general chaos,” Feigin said. that some of Moscow's intentions are constrained by Lukashenka's display of hesitation. And the NATO countries warn what will happen if the conflict zone expands.
“Where there is a zone of interests of the alliance or its allies – Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, there will certainly be a limit when NATO will not be able to stand aside “, Feigin said.
He added that there is such a red limit in relation to Ukraine.
If Russia uses tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine, I am sure that NATO troops will decide to enter the territory of Ukraine, the Russian human rights activist said.
The threat from Belarus: the main thing
- Belarus began to complain about Ukraine's preparations for a possible offensive by Lukashenka's army, saying that our fighters mined roads and blew up bridges.
- The self-proclaimed president of Belarus announced another cooperation with Russia. Lukashenka and Putin agreed on the deployment of a “common regional grouping of troops”.
- The Main Intelligence Directorate said that during the meetings between Putin and Lukashenko, Belarus is trying to persuade Belarus to participate in an open war. The Belarusian dictator is ready to give Russia all his strength, who just would not enter into an open war against Ukraine others.
