Lukashenko spoke only about a conventional invasion of his country by NATO, not an unconventional attack of the sort that he warned about earlier in the year with regard to Lithuanian- and Polish-based anti-government militants.
Fantastic, glad there might be a catch. Last week I saw that dude (Lukashenko) in a round table discussion. He was in his fatigues from what I recall. I wonder what that symbolizes?
If I had to guess it reinforces the same message as the nuclear doctrine update. “If you keep pushing we will hit with a nuclear strike to some degree.” “It may not be Armageddon but you won’t mistake it for a ticker tape parade.”
Belarus' effort on improving its armed forces is still not yet at a proper pace. At least it should match Poland and Lithuania in per capita sense. Poland has a population about 4x of that of Belarus. So Belarus must have enough defense works to buy time for reinforcement from Russia. Although pillboxes and fortresses are far less useful than a hundred years ago, any frontline infantryman will tell you that these defense works make a significant difference. Belarus also still has large areas of wetlands and these areas will limit the axes of attacks significantly.
Fantastic, glad there might be a catch. Last week I saw that dude (Lukashenko) in a round table discussion. He was in his fatigues from what I recall. I wonder what that symbolizes?
If I had to guess it reinforces the same message as the nuclear doctrine update. “If you keep pushing we will hit with a nuclear strike to some degree.” “It may not be Armageddon but you won’t mistake it for a ticker tape parade.”
Good old fucking normalcy bias.
Belarus' effort on improving its armed forces is still not yet at a proper pace. At least it should match Poland and Lithuania in per capita sense. Poland has a population about 4x of that of Belarus. So Belarus must have enough defense works to buy time for reinforcement from Russia. Although pillboxes and fortresses are far less useful than a hundred years ago, any frontline infantryman will tell you that these defense works make a significant difference. Belarus also still has large areas of wetlands and these areas will limit the axes of attacks significantly.
Why can't Belarus mobilize instead of using nukes on Ukraine ( brotherly country for both russia and Belarus)?