On Monday, December 19, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin flew to Belarus for the first time in several years to meet with Alexander Lukashenko.
During his visit to Minsk, Russian President Vladimir Putin pressed Alexander Lukashenko to send Belarusian troops to the war against Ukraine. This was announced on Monday, December 19, by the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Alexei Danilov on the air of the national telethon.
At the same time, the head of the National Security and Defense Council noted that Belarusians do not want to do this.
“Putin is demanding the direct intervention of Belarus in the war in our country. As far as we understand, as far as we know, neither Lukashenka nor his people have any great desire. But the Russians will now do everything possible and impossible to force Lukashenka to Participate in it What decision will be made, we will see in the near future,” Danilov insisted.
At the same time, he assured that Ukraine is preparing for any development of events.
For his part, Andrey Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Defense Ministry, noted that if this is a specific preparation for an operation, then it is a different level.
“Let’s say, at least the general staffs. If Putin meets, and even more so goes to the dictator, it means that not everything is as good as he wants, in fact. This is what we need to know and understand. But it is possible to encourage And, of course, this is one of Putin’s dreams – to involve the Lukashenka regime and Belarus in a full-scale ground operation.
Whatever dictator Lukashenka may become, but for now, the instinct of self-preservation has not completely left him. And until now, he understood that such a decision would be complete suicide for his regime and his army,” said Yusov.
Otherwise, according to Yusov, the Ukrainian Defense Forces are ready for various situations and will not wait for “news” from Belarus: “Ukrainians know what to do.”
Recall that on Monday the Kremlin announced two main topics that Putin and Lukashenka will discuss.
In addition, it is known that the formal leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, met Putin with a bouquet and a loaf of bread during the latter’s visit to Minsk.
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Source: korrespondent
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