Belarus Issues Dire World War III Warning as It Gets Ready to Send Troops to Ukraine

[Wicked Blue]

Daily Beast
Barbie Latza Nadeau Correspondent-At-Large
Jamie Ross News Correspondent
Updated Feb. 28, 2022 11:01AM ET / Published Feb. 28, 2022 5:00AM ET

The Putin-backed president of Belarus has warned that World War III could be about to begin as he reportedly prepares his troops to assist with Russia’s mass-scale invasion of Ukraine.

President Alexander Lukashenko warned that the crisis in Ukraine could spark a global conflict, writing in a statement: “Russia is being pushed towards a third world war. We should be very reserved and steer clear of it. Because nuclear war is the end of everything.”

Despite the dire warning, the increasingly rogue leader—who allowed Russia to amass its military hardware and launch an attack from his side of the border—is expected to send troops into Ukraine, according to The Washington Post, citing an unnamed Biden administration official who said, “It’s very clear Minsk is now an extension of the Kremlin.”

The threat of Belarus joining the invasion cast a shadow over Monday’s peace talks which began on the Belarus border town of Gobel shortly before 1 p.m. local time.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/belarus-issues-dire-world-war-iii-warning-as-it-gets-ready-to-send-troops-to-ukraine?ref=home

[uponit7771]

1. Yeah, they're getting desperate. Just saw the video Putler was SUPPOSED to put out 2 days after

... the invasion began because they thought it would be short.

I think UKR can win this if they keep Putler from holding on to their objectives ... about a month ... 2 at max and the Russians will pull back.

These are petulant responses to the world wide TEXT BOOK RELENTLESS pr campaign from UKR and their field losses which are mounting up now that UKR are using TB2 drones to shoot at columns of Putler tanks.

2 months from now the bread lines in Russia are going to be block(S) long

[Wingus Dingus]

6. I don't know if Ukraine can win, but I do know that the world must

make sure Putin and Russia loses, big time, long-term.

[EndlessWire]

21. Yeah, I thought it would be over in three days.

I am amazed and delighted to see that I was wrong! This is a lesson, to be sure.

And, Thank G-d that we have Biden as President, instead of the Orange Turd.

[empedocles]

2. putin puppets may get their strings cut, as world contributes to Ukraine.

[Wingus Dingus]

3. Belarus has tried to get rid of that psycho, had massive protests--I feel bad for them.

They don't want their kids to die for the most hated regime in the world right now.

[SheltieLover]

19. Absolutely! Ukrainians know what it's like to live under Russia. The reason they are willing to die

Nobody is talking about this.

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[VMA131Marine]

5. Belarus' contributions to the Russian attack on Ukraine

are likely to be less consequential than Italy’s contribution to Germany in WWII; and they were pretty useless. Belarus has a tiny army and little armour.

[lagomorph777]

7. And I wonder whether NATO might be less worried about attacking Belarus troops than Russians.

Not so direct a line to Moscow/nukes.

Though I imagine Belarus has nukes, they know they could be wiped out in a matter of minutes if they launch any.

[TheBlackAdder]

8. In another week, their tiny army will be tinier.

[onetexan]

9. but Lukashenko is allowing Putin to use Belarus' border to attack Ukraine

Time for EU & NATO to deploy troops to fight with Ukrainian soldiers.

[Gore1FL]

20. I submit it is better to let Putin and company bleed out militarily, economically, and politically.

Time is not on Putin's side. There may be a time when that calculus changes, but before that, there is no reason risk military involvement and escalation while everything is currently working in favor of Ukraine and the west.

[onetexan]

25. People are hurt & dying in increasingly large numbers

Time is of the essence.

[sarisataka]

18. There are two ways Belarus can have a significant effect

Protect Russian MSRs. That can patrol the routes and deal brutally with any irregular forces but giving Russia a veil of separation from war crimes against civilians

Another option is to use Belarus troops to assault the cities. They then get the worst casualties and wear down the defenders for later Russian attacks.

[fightforfreedom]

10. Hopefully the people of Belarus will rise up and kill their Putin puppet president.

Remember what happened to Mussolini?

[Doodley]

11. If Trump were still president, he'd be using the same words to help Putin.

[Wicked Blue]

13. Yes nt

[relayerbob]

12. Belarus is about to collapse

Lukashenko is not a legit leader and the population hates him. If he actually moves into Ukraine, he can expect an armed revolt

[Tomconroy]

14. According to google Belarus has 50000 soldiers, all of them

18 month conscripts. Many would be support troops with little combat training.ostly soviet era equipment.
Cannon fodder?

[Wicked Blue]

17. But Russia has troops and weapons there nt

[Cracklin Charlie]

15. They want us to send troops.

If they’re the only ones there, won’t they just be nooking themselves?

These guys are the incels of nations. You don’t get others to like you by threatening to bomb everyone.

[honest.abe]

16. What a fool. As if we all dont know the dangers of nuclear war.

Such a stupid and dangerous threat.

[EndlessWire]

22. I am still very worried

about what they are doing in Brest at the border of Poland. Brest is/was a staging ground, and their presence there is not new, except they were putting equipment there a short while ago. Is this part of a delayed plan that they are now going to implement?

Belarus, you are not in the right. YOU will also be defeated.

Ukraine,

[panader0]

23. Include Belarus in the sanctions.

[crickets]

27. Done. ✔

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0607

[Samrob]

24. There are two despots threatening the entire world. Why haven't they been taken out yet?

The western allies had no problem with killing Quaddaffi and his wife and kids in his home, no problem finding and killing Saddam in hole in the ground and neither of these two threatened nuke or occupy another sovereign nation. We have been more harsh against Iran a country that has not invaded or occupied other peoples' land in the last 100 years or more. And then there was bin Laden.

Why can't the head of Belarus and Putin be taken down?

[Wingus Dingus]

26. Seriously? How would THAT work? Without triggering armageddon, that is?

Getting rid of Putin and Lukashenko would need to be an inside job, either from the Kremlin or GRU or whatever the Russian intelligence apparatus is now.

[displacedtexan]

28. Imagine volunteering to be gaslighted.

Extraordinarily stupid move by Belarus, imho.