US and NATO believe that Belarus could soon join the war in Ukraine – Diary N

The US and NATO believe that Belarus could soon join Russia in the war in Ukraine and that the Belarusian regime is already taking steps to attack its neighbor. CNN reported. The Ukrainian secret service SBU claims that 5,000 Belarusian soldiers are ready to invade Ukrainian territory. “(Russian President Vladimir) Putin needs support, whatever it is,” CNN quoted an unnamed official as saying. An unnamed source from the Belarusian opposition said that the combat troops were ready to enter Ukrainian territory in a few days. According to him, however, this would be mainly of geopolitical significance, given that another country would be involved in the conflict. What would make sense, according to NATO According to an unnamed NATO intelligence official, the Alliance believes that the government in Minsk “is preparing circumstances that would justify an attack on Ukraine.” A NATO spokesman said the final decision on Belarus’s involvement in the war would be made in Moscow and that there was no indication yet that Belarusian troops were fighting in Ukraine. “It’s not what Lukashenko wants. The question is: does Putin want another unstable country in the region? “Said this intelligence official, adding that joining the war would destabilize Belarus. Regarding what his military engagement would look like, he said it would make sense for Russia to try to cut Ukraine off from military aid coming from its western border. The target of the attack? Cities near Poland According to the Ukrainian counterintelligence of the SBU, cities near the border with Poland, including Lutsk and Kovel, could become the target of an attack by the Belarusian army in Ukraine. “This is where most weapons and military equipment from the West are transported,” said Viktor Jahun of the SBU. (cnn, čtk)