russia is trying to raise the stakes in intimidating Europe by engaging belarus in nuclear blackmail.
Specifically, belarusian defense minister viktor khrenin announced that belarus would take part in the second phase of the russian military exercises focused on the use of non-strategic nuclear weapons. He criticized the West for its “aggressive actions” and assured that belarus, in partnership with russia, was prepared to respond to these “threats.”
▫️ The statement is part of russia’s ongoing nuclear blackmail campaign, intended to intimidate Ukraine’s allies and influence their decisions regarding support for our country.
The approval to use Western weapons within russian territory has demonstrated that moscow’s nuclear blackmail has failed. The kremlin’s ongoing hysteria shows that russia has no other plan.
▫️ belarus, for its part, is catering to moscow’s demands to gain favors in return for the efforts to destabilize the situation in Europe. This isn’t just about nuclear threats but also about the manufactured migration crisis and the role in the information war against Ukraine.
