Is Lukashenka being pushed? The Ministry of Internal Affairs saw two goals of Shoigu's visit to Belarus
The visit of the head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Sergei Shoigu, to Minsk may have two purposes. This is a psychological operation and pushing the Belarusian dictator Oleksandr Lukashenka to specific actions in promoting the war against Ukraine.
RBK-Ukraine reports this with reference to the adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs Vadym Denysenko on the air of the telethon.
“I think there are two points in this. First, it is actually a psychological operation against Ukraine. Because any such visit will cause a lot of anxiety and other psychological things on the territory of our country. With of the other side is pushing Belarus to take appropriate actions”, – Denysenko believes.
According to him, there were probably talks between the parties about even greater deconservation of Belarusian weapons for transfer to the Russians.< /p>
“Because starting from June, the Republic of Belarus became one of the main suppliers of weapons for Russia”, – said Denysenko.
However, he drew attention, despite the fact that the Russians are increasing their group in Belarus, talk about strike group and the readiness of repeated offensive actions of the Russian Federation from this side, there are no reasons yet.
Shoigu's visit to Belarus
Let us remind you that yesterday, on December 3, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Serhiy Shoigu arrived from an unannounced and sudden visit to Minsk.
During which he signed a protocol with the head of the Ministry of Defense of Belarus Viktor Khrenin on “amending the Agreement between the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation on joint provision of regional security in the military sphere”.
The Russian minister also met with self-proclaimed President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, during the negotiations the latter stated that “Belarusian and Russian military are preparing as a single army to repel any aggression”.
According to According to the American Institute for the Study of War, ISW, Shoigu probably flew to Belarus to press for further support for Russia in the war.
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