Belarus's Lukashenko warns Ukraine, deploys troops with Russia

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https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/belarus-russia-form-joint-military-group-lukashenko-says-2022-10-10/

Belarus's Lukashenko warns Ukraine, deploys troops with Russia

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October 10, 2022 11:44 AM EDT Last Updated 8 hours ago

LONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday he had ordered troops to deploy with Russian forces near Ukraine in response to what he said was a clear threat to Belarus from Kyiv and its backers in the West.

The remarks from Lukashenko, who has held power in Belarus since 1994, indicate a potential further escalation of the war in Ukraine, possibly with a combined Russian-Belarus joint force in the north of Ukraine.

"Strikes on the territory of Belarus are not just being discussed in Ukraine today, but are also being planned," Lukashenko said at a meeting on security, without providing evidence for the assertion. "Their owners are pushing them to start a war against Belarus to drag us there."

"We have been preparing for this for decades. If necessary, we will respond," Lukashenko said, adding that he had spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the situation while at a meeting in St Petersburg.

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[TreasonousBastard]

1. Great! Not just Russia, but now we have to fear the mighty...

Empire of Belarus.

If it wasn't for the justified fear of nukes, we could just walk in and straighten this mess out.

[ornotna]

2. Two turds come together

Form pile of shit.

Hopefully the people of Belarus have a different view on this.

[bluestarone]

3. F Belarus and there troops

What are they gonna do to help russian troops? Help them retreat? russian troops DO NOT have the heart to fight! If it wern't for missiles russia would lose this fucking war!

[EndlessWire]

4. In the end, Lukashenko will go, too.

The timing is suspicious. Sounds like he got orders from Putin. There is no need to think that his troops will fight with any more enthusiasm than Russia's. Plus, winter.

I think the bridge needs to be redone. I don't know how they did it. But, whatever they did, do it again.

Belarus got mentioned in the UN today. They have not been forgotten. They'll get theirs, in due time. You can see them voting with Russia on the UN voting board.

[PortTack]

5. Belarussia has 6k troops...not much, and still just talking about it

This according to Ukrainian Denys Davydov. You can find his daily updates on YouTube

[maxsolomon]

6. At this point, Ukraine has no interest in opening a new front.

Should Lukashenko commit his troops, he'd better watch his back - he has a restive populace.