That is according to Vadym Skibitsky, a representative of the Defense Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. He stated this in the Ukrainian military television program "Under the gun".
"We see measures being taken by the russian federation in order to force the leadership of Belarus to enter into an open war. Meetings between Putin and Lukashenka are constantly held, where this issue is discussed and Putin tries to persuade Lukashenka to this decision,” said Vadym Skibitsky, deputy head of Ukraine's Defense Intelligence.
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Lukashenko's regime is a co-belligerent in Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, having facilitated the transit of Russian troops and military vehicles, and the country is continued to be used as a launchpad for Russian rockets against Ukraine.
According to Ukraine's Defense Ministry, Belarus now prepares to receive up to 20,000 Russian troops to replenish the units already stationed in the county. As of Oct. 9, six Belarusian battalions (about 6,000 men) have been stationed near the border with Ukraine.
“Lukashenko is ready to give everything he has, let the Russian Federation use it, but so that the Belarusian Armed Forces do not directly enter the war against our country. How long this situation will last will depend on how events will develop at the front and, in general, how events will develop in Russia's war against our country," the representative of Defense Intelligence of Ukraine said.
As Defense Express reported, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Stated That Military Arrests Have Begun in Moscow.
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