#Putin said on #Belarus that "a reserve of law enforcement officers was formed to help Belarus if necessary. Russian forces will not be used until the extremist elements in Belarus start looting.” Read more about #Russia in #Belarus in my recent piece: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/26/russia-may-not-need-invade-belarus-its-already-there/

#Lukashenko said that“a hybrid war”against #Belarus has started and that“half of the army was put into full combat readiness in order to protect Grodno.”While making BYarmy busy fighting non-existent threats, #Putin says thatRussia is ready to send real law enforcerers when needed

Such a coincidence that yesterday, a Russian FSB plane landed in #Minsk, for the second time in more than a week. #Lukashenko keeps saying about threats from the West. He refused to speak with any key leader. He regularly talks to Vladimir #Putin only
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One thing is to fight with imagined threats but warning that if protesters“cross the border and start rioting” Russians would come and calm them down? It will not bring more love towards Russians.Belarusians feel they are the majority, not some extremists. Here are #Putin's words