en War Russia vs Ukraine Belarus could "soon" join war in Ukraine – US and NATO officials

Belarus could "soon" join war in Ukraine – US and NATO officials

Belarusian combat units are ready? / 24 channel

22 March 2022, 17:39

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CNN

The US and NATO believe that Belarus could “soon” join Russia in its war against Ukraine, US and NATO officials tell CNN, and that the country is already taking steps to do so.

It is increasingly "likely" that Belarus will enter the conflict, a NATO military official said on Monday.

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"Putin needs support. Anything would help,"
– the official explained.

A Belarusian opposition source said that Belarusian combat units are ready to go into Ukraine as soon as the next few days, with thousands of forces prepared to deploy. In this source’s view, this will have less of an impact militarily than it will geopolitically, given the implications of another country joining the war.

A senior NATO intelligence official said separately the alliance assesses that the Belarusian government "is preparing the environment to justify a Belarusian offensive against Ukraine."

The sources emphasized that there have been no indications to date that Belarus is currently participating in the fighting in Ukraine, and a senior US defense official said the Pentagon had not seen “any indications that the Belarusians are preparing to move ... into Ukraine or that they have made any agreements to do that.”