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2022-09-09 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Belarus begins military exercise on Poland border – and just 20 miles from Ukraine - to rehearse 'liberating territory' and regaining control over border regions

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Posted by Skidmark 2022-09-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Dear Belarus - may I call you Belarus? Thank you so much -

The people you're pissing off are the spiritual heirs of men who charged the Wehrmacht with lances, on horseback, and they remember your forebears stabbing them in the back 85 years ago this month.

They will not look at you kindly.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2022-09-09 07:25|| 2022-09-09 07:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Poland and Belarus will be Putin's problem to deal with. Since WW11 Poland lost lands now occupied by Ukraine. Devi up lands between Belarus and Poland will be tricky. Appeasing Poland will be a masterstroke work but Belarus is already a staunch ally of Russia. Belarus is ready to go into Ukraine. Time will tell.

Posted by Dale 2022-09-09 11:47|| 2022-09-09 11:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Have another dose of copium? More likely Belarus will become Ukraine and Poland problem when Lushchenko falls after Russia's defeat.

Posted by Nero 2022-09-09 12:20|| 2022-09-09 12:20|| Front Page Top

#4 The author/article uses selective quotes.

Lushchenko also states,

"Moreover, we can't threaten - we know who opposes us, so to unleash some kind of a conflict, some kind of war here... is absolutely not in the interests of the Belarusian state. So the West can sleep peacefully."

Posted by mossomo 2022-09-09 13:43|| 2022-09-09 13:43|| Front Page Top

#5 ^# 3 That was a good laugh.

Posted by Dale 2022-09-09 14:02|| 2022-09-09 14:02|| Front Page Top

#6 If Lushchenko is smart, he's spreading around some bribe money to make sure he's got a place to run to (Persian Gulf?) and has a fueled jet and well paid pilot on tap. And if we're smart, we'll help him.

Posted by Nero 2022-09-09 14:36|| 2022-09-09 14:36|| Front Page Top

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