Russia is making it crystal clear that militarily it will protect the space of Belarus from western military forces. However, Russia is making it also very clear that in the political space it’s up to Belarus to resolve it’s issues…
Lukashenko has been riding two horses & has tried to be too clever, playing Russia off against the West. It’s now up to him to resolve the problems he has created. He will be coached but that will be the extent of the help he will get…
Family is family and sometimes little brother has to learn the hard way….Belarus will get help that is needed. But Lukashenko is not Belarus anymore…
Lukashenko is getting a taste of being “Friends” with the West, especially US and UK
This is what Putin has been doing, his finessed plans for Belarus:
He let Lukashenko get his ass in the Western ringer and afterward shout for help from whom other than the Kremlin, including the Military of Russia. He came running to Putin, to apologize and ask family for help. Family that he spit on just recently…
Putin has responded and while he will not bail Lukashenko out completely, he will help Belarus, for Belarus is family. He has quietly placed FSB/Military to “control” the changes that will now happen in Belarus…
He has guaranteed to Lukashenko, to the Belarus military, and to the individuals of Belarus that nobody will be permitted to abuse Belarus’ power, at any fringe or inside….this is for only Belarus and not Lukashenko personally…
The west and cronies by using the Media, supporting the security powers (NATO) and coordinating the control factors with NGO’s that hope and want to co-pick the resistance and choke the uprising paid for by the West, are currently “Russian” coordinated. Much to the chagrin of the west….thus the media games have exploded and the whining from all the west is very loud…
But as he realized, along with Erogdon in Turkey years ago, the west wants his death. Lukashenko is complying with the main “line” put forth by Putin/Russia, Belarus will join Russia in all associations. The Union State, EAEU, CSTO, SCO, anything Putin desires…
Russia has made it plentifully evident that this color revolution upset will wilt and bite the dust and Belarus will remain in Russian range of authority. The Poles and Lithuanians and other Baltic smaller people may trust in any case, yet the red line is drawn around the Belarus fringe. Nobody enters or they face the Russian military….much like the Crimea situation. Russia does not mess around when they have a red line…
The real Belorussian people do not want west or Russia as god, yet Russia does not want to be god, unlike the Western Empire, Russia will allow Belarus to be Belarus and decide their own political agenda. Smart people are able to look at the neighbor and see what Ukraine has become, a cesspit of failure. That the west now ignores and Russia waits until they wake up again from their slumber…
Lukashenko is an impermanent spot holder as the Belarus president. Another president will be affirmed by Moscow and that man will do the arrangements that Putin needs for Belarus, which means for the people of Belarus. Association State combination will profit Belarus. EAEU will profit Belarus. The Eurasian Integration (China improvement and exchange nexus) will profit Belarus. Belarus will benefit from what will happen, not just a handful of game playing fools…
What has happened to Lukashenko is all his own to live up to. The simple fact is that he fell prey to the almighty Dollar and promises of Grandeur (Like so may of us). But what he was too simple minded to understand is that death follows such promises by the Western Empire….it is time for him to go. He had his heyday and chose his own way out. I say time and time again, “Never Go Full Retard!”
Putin acted as a chess player. He let Lukashenko and the Western Empire make their moves. Lukashenko should have stayed playing chess and forget trying to learn checkers. At that point of the western move, trying to jump many opponents at once. Putin got the Queen, all the Belarus Knights. Since the west plays checkers, they have no Queen to go after and Russia already has the King crowned in this situation. Russia has allowed the rope to play out and waited….eg. Crimea any one? The crown of Ukraine…
Russia doesn’t need to send the military, for Russia already has all the assets in Belarus it needs and if more is needed, they are waiting. Russia just simply expresses that they will and that Belarus is a Red Line….Crimea and Syria taught NATO/USA a big lesson. A lesson that they are not happy with and only means that they will subterfuge all the more…
EU/NATO/US realize they will protect Belarus, be damned or not and have already gone into hateful propaganda mode, at the idea that Russia will invade Belarus and evil it to death…
~~ Yes, of course the west is a land of unicorns and fairies and is a wonderful place to live. ~~
In the mean time, the US decries Russia/Putin with the Navalny bogus story. Lamentable at the least…
WtR
Tidbit of info:
On 9 August 2020, presidential elections were held in the Republic of Belarus. According to the results of the elections, Alexander Lukashenko was elected President of the Republic of Belarus. The elections were held in accordance with the Constitution and the Electoral Code of Belarus. The election process was transparent, competitive and reflected the free will of the citizens of Belarus. Many international observers, including representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia and the Interparliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States, observed the election campaign. Facts that could question the legitimacy of the held elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus had not been revealed. We urge all states to respect the sovereign choice of the citizens of the Republic of Belarus. We are convinced that artificial escalation of the situation related to the election results contradicts the letter and spirit of the international law. We reiterate the inadmissibility of interference in the internal affairs of the state and oppose any attempts to destabilize the socio-political situation in the Republic of Belarus. All issues should be resolved constructively and in accordance with the current legislation. We are convinced that the people of the Republic of Belarus will act wisely at this important moment to preserve peace and stability for prosperity of their country. Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin is also the Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia. Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus Vladimir Andreichenko is First Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia.