Russia plans to take full control of Belarus until 2030. This is evidenced by an internal document of the Kremlin, which was at the disposal of a group of journalists Meduza, the Dossier Center, Estonian Delfi, VSquare, Kyiv Independent, Belarusian Investigative Center, American Yahoo News, German publications Süddeutsche Zeitung, Westdeutschund Expressen, Polish Frontstory.
The document itself has not yet been made public by the media, however, they noted that it is called “Strategic goals of the Russian Federation in the Belarusian direction.”
The development of the “Strategic Goals …” took place in 2021. The plan is divided into three phases: by 2022, by 2025 and by 2030. According to the document, over the course of nine years, the Kremlin intended:
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establish the dominance of the Russian language over Belarusian;
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adjust the Belarusian legislation to the Russian one;
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subjugate the socio-political, commercial, scientific and cultural life of Belarus;
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to increase the military presence on the territory of Belarus;
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give Belarusians Russian citizenship.
The Union State plays a key role in this – with its help, the Kremlin is going to build up its forces in Belarus. For example, by the end of 2022, the presidential administration was faced with the task of convincing the Belarusian leadership of the need to work on the SD.
Moscow is also going to secure control over the information space of Belarus, open points for passing the unified state exam in the Republic of Belarus, as well as open new centers of science and culture in Mogilev, Grodno and Vitebsk.
According to media reports, the document on the integration of Belarus into the Russian Federation was developed by the administration of the President of Russia together with the Foreign Intelligence Service, the FSB, the GRU and the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces.
The war in Ukraine has somewhat slowed down the Kremlin’s plans, but Russia’s long-term goal of achieving complete control over Belarus is still in place and has not changed.
Lukashenka’s dependence on Putin increased significantly in 2020, when Russia’s FSB helped quell mass protests against the self-proclaimed president of Belarus.
Source: Racurs
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