Putin and Lukashenko in Sochi last Sunday.
Posted on 09/29/2022 3:17:16 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
The defence minister of Ukraine Oleksii Reznikov believes that Belarusian soldiers have no motivation to enter the war with Ukraine, and if ordered by their authorities to fight, they would lay down their weapons.
"I don't understand what would motivate Belarusians to consciously go to war with Ukraine, kill and die for no one knows what, even if they are officers who are under oath obliged to follow orders. If they go on the attack with their units, they could cross the Belarusian border, raise their hands, lay down their weapons and say, ‘Ukrainians, we are your syabry. [Belarusians] are not your enemies.’"
According to the defence minister, Belarus' entry into the war would mean, "just start the third lend-lease for the Ukrainians and give us [Ukrainians] Belarusian weapons this time."
"Therefore, let's just say there is a risk, but I would not overestimate it. It seems to me that the head of Belarus is looking for a balance. On the one hand, he needs to show his patron [Vladimir Putin] that he is somehow with him. But on the other hand, [President Aleksandr] Lukashenko understands that this may also be his final end," Reznikov added.
However, the minister stressed that if anything happens, Ukraine is ready to repel another invasion from Belarus.
"Our Armed Forces, the Security and Defense Sector, Border Guards, and the National Guard, we are all ready. There [on the border with Belarus — ed.] are our units. Moreover, we have already passed this invasion attempt. We know where, how, when and what spots," he assured.
Reznikov noted that the Ukrainian-Belarusian border "is mostly not available for a free walk." According to him, there are specific places where you can cross the border, but they are "absolutely known" to Ukraine and are under fire control.
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Putin and Lukashenko in Sochi last Sunday.
“I don’t understand what would motivate Belarusians to consciously go to war with Ukraine, kill and die for no one knows what, even if they are officers who are under oath obliged...”
So it’s okay for Ukraine to beg Americans, English, and Polish ppl to fight for them, but they don’t understand why Russia would let Belarusians fight alongside their soldiers? 🤣
No, that's not what he said at all. He'd clearly understand why Russia would want Belorussians to fight for Russia. What he said was that he didn't understand why Belarussians s would want to fight and die for Russia.
It's a rather simple point.
Yep. Hypocrisy reigns.
There are Belarusians fighting for Ukraine already.
Are Israel pre-emptive wars illegal? You said pre emptive wars are illegal.
Ukrainians never “begged” any foreigners to fight for them
every foreigner who went there, went there voluntarily, because they saw a sovereign country under attack
stop your lying
Never underestimate Soviet Communists.
Because Belarussian soldiers have zero interest in invading Ukraine.
BTW, when are you volunteering to go over there? 🤣
And who cares what the Ukrainian minister thinks about it. It is what it is, and it’s definitely not rocket science.
Then what’s the problem? Did Ukraine run out of fresh propaganda to spread so now they’re resorting to hypotheticals to stay relevant?
Russia is losing the war and Lukashenko is teetering on the edge of a revolution. Sending Belorussian men off to die so Russia can profit from Ukrainian oil and gas would be enough to get Lukashenko ousted a la Ceausescu.
I don’t think Lukashenko intends on following through on his threat. If he did Belorussia would probably have a pro-western government within a year. I imagine Putin understands that as well. I think they both just want to create panic in the West and to tie down as many Ukrainian troops as possible.
“OMG, you’ve got it bad. Do some research on the modern history of Ukraine and then get back to us.”
I’d suggest starting with this part of the modern history of Ukraine to better appreciate why the Ukrainians are fighting against the Russians:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor
The reason Spain didn’t come into the war on the side of the Axis is because it was so weak that it would have been a drag on Nazi resources. The same is true of Belarus. They have a very small poorly equipped army. The Russians would have to carry them, and the Russians can’t even carry themselves. It would add another front on a front line that is already practically indefensible. Belarus is keeping a large contingent of Ukrainian troops tied down.
Don’t you think the Young Putineers are experiencing a little cognitive dissidents right now? I mean they’re always screaming about GloboHomo© and then a tranny spy tries to help Mother Russia!
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