MINSK, April 3. /TASS/. The Belarusian Defense Ministry announced that a combat readiness check of the country’s Armed Forces began on Monday on instructions from the republic’s President Alexander Lukashenko.
"Today, an inspection of the Belarusian Armed Forces’ combat readiness was launched on instructions from the head of state," the top brass said in a statement.
The State Secretariat of the Belarusian Security Council will oversee the inspection. "The activities <…> will make it possible to determine the commanders’ ability to control subordinate military units when placed on the highest military alert as well as to see whether military units are ready to accomplish tasks assigned to them on time," the Belarusian Defense Ministry specified.
Also, the top brass warned that civilian transport may be affected by temporary traffic restrictions so that military hardware can pass through.
BEIJING, April 3. /TASS/. China is ready to foster relations with Russia, India and other countries against the backdrop of deep and complex changes currently underway in the international arena, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said in Monday.
Asked by a TASS reporter to comment on Russia’s updated foreign policy concept, Mao Ning said, "China, Russia and India are large and powerful emerging markets. Amid the deep and complex changes taking place globally and regionally, we are ready to foster ties with the international community, including Russia and India."
Jointly with its partners, Beijing is ready to send a signal to the world that it is necessary to defend genuine multipolarity and jointly address global challenges, she added.
On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the country’s updated foreign policy concept. According to the document, Russia seeks to further strengthen the comprehensive partnership and the strategic cooperation with China and is focused on "the development of a mutually beneficial cooperation in all areas, provision of mutual assistance, and enhancement of coordination in the international arena to ensure security, stability and sustainable development at the global and regional levels."
Also, Russia will "build up a particularly privileged strategic partnership" with India, with the aim of enhancing and expanding cooperation in all areas on a mutually beneficial basis, according to the concept. Moscow intends to lay an emphasis on measures to increase bilateral trade, strengthen investment and technological ties with New Delhi, and ensure "their resistance to destructive actions of unfriendly states and their alliances."
NEW YORK, March 28. /TASS/. Former US President Donald Trump says American people should pray following Russia’s decision to deploy tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus.
"Here we go!!! Just as I predicted, now we're playing with the ‘big stuff.’ The ‘N’ word is now being used, front and center. This situation was caused by us - it’s what happens when you have incompetent people running your government. All I can say to you right now is, pray!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on March 25 that, at Minsk’s request, Moscow would deploy its tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, similar to what the United States has been doing for some time on the territories of its allies. Russia has already handed over the nuclear-capable Iskander missile system to Belarus. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova was perplexed by the outlandish reaction of a number of Western nations to Russia’s military cooperation with Belarus. According to the diplomat, "the concern that Western countries are expressing in this regard is targeted at an uninformed audience that is unaware that the West, posing as the self-proclaimed authority here, has its own years-long record of carrying out exercises in this area." Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov, in turn, pointed out that such a reaction exposed the hypocrisy of the US’ foreign policy.
According to Director of the Nuclear Information Project with the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) Hans Kristensen and his colleague Matt Korda, as for non-strategic nuclear weapons, the US has "the B61-3 and the B61-4 with yields varying from 0.3 kilotons up to 50 kilotons." "Approximately 200 such tactical B61 bombs are currently stockpiled," Kristensen and Korda said. About 100 of these are deployed at six bases in five European countries: Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Turkey. The rest are stored in the United States for potential use in support of allies outside Europe, including Northeast Asia.
Simple answer... No.
If Russia wants a shooting war with NATO, Putin is even dumber than he looks. And he looks pretty dumb.
“You won’t see this reported in the West. Russia is preparing for preemptive strikes on NATO’s staging areas in Poland.”
That would be like the US bombing Moscow in the 1960’s for supplying Vietnam with equipment. It’s an overt act of War and it’s inexcusable. Yes, I believe as NATO troops then closed on Moscow, they would go Nuclear. So, frankly I agree that it might destroy the earth, but certainly it wouldn’t stop the fall of Russia which is inevitable with an an Attack on a NATO nation.
Ukraine is currently a proxy war where NATO fights Russia.
I see zero chance that Russia will suddenly invade Poland.
If NATO invades Russia from within Poland, I think Russia will use nukes.
The West is the real problem here.
More PROJECTION from the Neocons since they’re talking about sending in NATO troops to Western Ukraine, supposedly as a ‘Peacekeeping Force’, but without agreement from both side.
So, if those troops come in to Ukraine armed, Russia considers them combatants (which they likely really would be) and thus they are fair game.
Trump knew what he was doing when he reactivated V Corps and moved its European headquarters to Poland.
Utter nonsense.
Trump: “Here we go!!! Just as I predicted, now we’re playing with the ‘big stuff.’
************
We’re closing in on the point where all it takes is a mistake or miscalculation to trigger the unthinkable. The truth is nobody knows what it would lead to.
We are living in what the Chinese (ironically) refer to as “interesting times”.
WWIII is already underway. It’s just not nuclear.
The poor Poles.
Always wanting to punch above their weight, based on a naive belief that a more powerful nation will ride to the rescue.
First Germany, with the UK over the horizon. Now Russia, with the US on standby.
The idea of “NATO” going to war to back Poland’s play is so absurd - and this is before Germany switches sides.
Sad.
The Russians don’t need more enemies on the battlefield, but they need more and better weapons.
I cannot imagine a scenario where Russia would benefit from a preemptive strike on NATO. It sound sexy to some folks—but strategically it would weaken Russia to the point where it would fall apart.
Aside from nuclear war…how does this end without Russia falling apart?
Russia doesn’t seem to pose much of a threat to Poland unless it is joined by Belarus. Its only territory adjacent to Poland is the Königsberg enclave, which can only be supplied by sea via the Gulf of Finland, flanked by NATO members Estonia and Finland, or by air, which would require overflying NATO member Lithuania.
I have not verified this:
https://eurasiantimes.com/50000-north-korea-commandos-prepare-to-join-russias-special/
The poor Poles.
Always wanting to punch above their weight, based on a naive belief that a more powerful nation will ride to the rescue.
First Germany, with the UK over the horizon. Now Russia, with the US on standby.
The idea of “NATO” going to war to back Poland’s play is so absurd - and this is before Germany switches sides.
Sad.
With the new alliances Russia is busy creating - Iran, India, China, possibly SA - they won’t have to attack anyone. They’ll bring Europe to its knees without a shot.
You won’t see it reported in the West because this is Russian state media. Pure propaganda.
The whole game here is to provoke Putin or Xi or Iran or whoever out there to strike back at the US-NATO to do something anything that looks like or actually is a Pearl Harbor.
FDR played this game with Japan through sanctions in 1941 got Japan to attack and through Japan’s alliance with Germany got what he needed to get war with Germany.
If Russia truly believes we blew up their pipeline (whether true of not) they will at some point retaliate. They would, and rightfully so, consider that an act of war.
Hardspunned — nope, WWIII is not starting and definitely not starting in Poland.
What you’re seeing now is the result of Moscow sending in armed troops into Ukraine in 2014.
this ain’t a world war as no one but Ukraine and Russia are involved and no one is coming to Russian military aid.
And no, Russia ain’t going to go to Poland — it’s already getting its butt kicked by Ukraine.