Russia's Insane Plan to Takeover Belarus
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- Опубликовано: 17 сен 2024
- Vladimir Putin has an insane plan to restore the former borders of the Soviet Union - and his next step might be to backstab Belarus - Russia's closest ally.
Belarus is a small country that is sandwiched between Russia and Ukraine, and Vladimir Putin doesn't like that one bit. He's been undermining Belarus ever since he came to power, and this latest plan has been revealed by a leaked document, where his administration will attempt to backstab Belarus and take control of the country. If this plan goes through, it could lead to war between Russia and Belarus, and possibly even NATO involvement.
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The name of the country is "White Russia" the name of the other country is "Gruzia" !!
Look at Polish flag🤦
All what you had said it's a reflection of what you really is ...
Look at the mirror and you will realize you're talking to yourself...America uses their allies and non allies as a tools not base on humanity and conscience but stabbing and blood thirsty animal.
My guy the leaked document about annexing has been reworded by western media, Before i explain, I am Belarusian myself and i live in Belarus, In the small city of Salihorsk
Belarus and Russia both have their plans to unite their countries into one, this is because of the close relationship between the two countries, And i can confirm that as a Belarusian, Russia just feels like another part of my country, there is almost 0 difference between life in Belarus and live in Russia, it doesn't even feel like two different countries, we all speak the same language, we live the same, we basically have the same laws, and much more, Rus is even in our countries name, BelaRus, We are also called Belarusians or White-Russians, And much more that makes this a good plan as in the end it would combine both economies into a even bigger one, Stop trying to spread misinformation over my country and Russia, Because it is simply not true.
Lukashenko could be poisoned and replaced. But the people from Belarus don't want war, and they don't want to be "emigrated" to Russia. Putin may fail there too.
As a Belarusian, I want to thank you for making this video and talking about our situation, but I want to clarify one thing. We haven't had a legitimate elections ever since Lukashenka won the first one in 1994
He won?
@@terjeoseberg990 it is believed he won our first presidential election since getting independence from the Soviet Union. All the others were a fraud
@@terjeoseberg990 The other guy was even more crazy. I know it sounds implausible but Lukashenko was the LESS pro-russian candidate.
It might be so that lukashenko forgot to never eat or drink something when putin is nearby so russia might have accelerated the plan to get Belaruse.
@@quisqueyanguy120, That’s hard to believe.
Got to agree. Lukashenko's time is limited. And he knows it. He's damned if he does (by Putin), and damned if he doesn't (by his own people.)
People said the same thing about Assad in 2012 and he's still around (unfortunately). Time will tell ..
But damned only by his own self either way lol
Luckily for the Syrian people, Assad is still at the head of the Syrian state. Otherwise, Syria, one of the oldest and most historic nations on earth, would have been destroyed by the Western Empire. All the West knows how to do is destroy to loot
The difference is, if he sticks with Putin, he's more likely to end up very rich and far away from justice.
"Vice" president Lucashenko handed so much control of Belarus to Putin, that an annexation would only be a matter of changing flags!
its not a shocking plan Lukashenko already sold the country more than 20 years ago
Lukashenko is dying. Putin's Soviet Reunion will send in another puppet dictator.
Ya I was going to say, Belarus and Russia have released like 5 or 6 separate agreements promising to someday unite into one big nation and each time they’ve really leaned into the “someday” part. I can’t imagine this being any different, if anything Belarus will probably refuse to even go that far which would be pretty funny.
I agree.
Belarus has seen its own language almost disappear to the "benefit" of Russian. We have many refugees from Minsk here in Warsaw.
they have no language for like 200 years, after grand duchy of lithuania and commonwealth they got fastly russified because they dont have national identity
Germany started WWII by invading Poland using a false flag attack, the so called Gleiwitz incident. The attacking soldiers were Germans wearing Polish uniforms.
Correct, The Nazis, dragged men from their prisons, dressed them in German Army boarder guard uniforms, Shot them and dumped them, near the border post, photographed them, and provided the ''Proof'' to Goebbles Press.
And Russia made a deal with Germany to split Poland with it , Germany reneged later on and attacked Russia
Yes, even Hitler had to pretend that he was the good guy. Putin dissed away any pretense, he attacked without any provocation from Ukraine?
False flags attack has never stopped and has been employed by numerous countries to justify aggression
Not true
With friends like Russia who needs enemies
Russia want friends with benefits .
Russia makes friends just like the Borg.
Ask Saddam Hussein about friendships. Encouraged by its friend the US to go to war against Iran. Hundreds of thousands dead on both sides. As a thank you the US invades Iraq on false accusations and Saddam ends up hanged.
LIKE RUSSIA??. OR LIKE USA 🇺🇸 😅😅😅
To be an enemy of the US is dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal
- Henry Kissinger Former US secretary of state
The Belarussian people ought to rise up while Putin is preoccupied in Ukraine. Hell, Georgia and Moldova should take back their territories while they're at it. It would throw Ruzzia into further disarray, making it easier for Ukraine to win the war.
Abkhazia, South Oseria and Transistria belong to nothing but their inhabitants. Georgia and Moldova have nothing to say about this and even less after treacherously attacking them in 1992. According to the Belovezha agreements these autonomous territories, like Nagorno Karabakh, have the right to self-determine once the Soviet republics left the USSR
I was just saying the other day that Moldova should do what it has to while Putin is distracted. Glad I'm not the only one with some common sense.
@@amcespana2150 Putin and his nazi kleptocrats have NOTHING to say about the russians, the Georgians, the Ukrainians or anyone else.
According to the Ukrainian law, every russian soldier on Ukrainian soil is a nazi war criminal.
So Ukraine has the right to destroy all russian invaders: eat that.
And do you know why Georgia claims Abkhazia? Because Stalin gave it to them :) You are so clueless....The Belorussians are perfectly fine with the current arrangement. It's always very funny to see Westerner trying to teach these "dumb people" what they should do, lol.
Belarusians should wait and see if Belarus gets involved in the war, it will be far easier to overthrow Lukashenko with his army not next to him.
If he doesn't invade though, then they'll still have to give it a shot.
Belarusians are not russians as our roots have diverged in the 13-th century, and Belarusians were the main pour in The Grate Dutchy of Lithuania, a marvelllous commonwealth with present Lithuanians. And as Belarusian I can say, that the biggest part of our population(exactly in larger cities like Minsk) is pro-European an is against Russian desire to capture new territories. Don't believe russian bots writing Putinistic comments from the name of Belarusians: such people in Belarus are present, but they are the agressive minority in my country. I will honestly say, that many of us are too threatened to do smth after protests in 2020, but the national idea is alive, we just need some support from the west and will overthrough our dictator the certain opportunity appears. Thanks for reading and sorry for my English:)
9:00 “Belarus doesn’t want to give up their independence”
Lol Belarus has not seen independence for 30 years
While true, they're not part of Russia so far. Most Belarussians would prefer to keep it that way I think.
Moscow horde´s war record :-
1856 defeated by Britain and France
1905 defeated by Japan
1917 defeated by Germany
1920 defeated by Poland, Finland, Estonia and all Baltic states
1939 defeated by Finland
1969 defeated by China
1989 defeated by Afghanistan
1989 defeated in the Cold War.
1996 defeated by Chechnya
2022 defeated by Ukraine
WW2 won USA/Britain , meanwhile Stalin's officers were shot or sent to the Gulags. Millions went to the Gulags, including Solzhenitsyn
Moscow's only victories come from invading smaller countries :-
a) Hungary 1956
b) Czechoslovakia 1968
c) Moldova 1992
d) Georgia 2008
@@el_Litwin ha-ha, funny shit, dude
"Moscow horde" wins most of wars with Ottomans, wins WW2 against almost full europe, win Chechen terrorists in 1999-2000 and etc. Kid, go clean your brain from western brainwashed propaganda
The Russians defeated two invaders of Europe - Hitler and Napoleon. We also defeated internal enemies, such as terrorists in Chechnya.
@@el_Litwin 10 losses and 5 wins isn't a great war record
please just remember that saying that the "nation" of Belarus is Russia's closest ally is a simplification. many Belarusians wish Ukraine victory, but even supporters of the dictator generally do not want a full-blown war alongside the "Russian brothers"
Wasn't that one of Putin's mistakes? Along with the intelligence failues, wasn't he sure that Belarus would join him in the war? And Lukaschenko had to tell him that if he ordered the attack, half the Belarusian army would probably mutiny or even join Ukraine.
They see it as a "fight between their two brothers" and want it over, but don't necessarily "wish Ukraine victory".
@@alexeishayya-shirokov3603 yes, of course they wish russia a victory, but they are opposed to belarus getting involved - they would prefer to stay on the sidelines. However, this is not enough for an "allied nation" - the more so that the part of the nation that is hostile to Lukashenka definitely favors Ukraine. So: a coercive ally, a rather reluctant nation
@@robertwisniewski2029 they're not all against Lukashenko. One of my wife's aunts (she's Belarusian BTW), for instance, is a Baptist (pro-Western by default), while the other is pro-Lukashenko, and the same goes for their children.
Another factor in the equation are the people who comprise Babariko's former electorate, i.e. the passively anti-Lukashenko pro-Russian lot (surprised? 😅). I met quite a few of them in Minsk, and their position is the most rational; Belarusians are treated as equals in Russia (unlike in the EU, where they are seen as "dumb slavs"), and their products are considered high-quality in Russia (again, unlike in the EU), so why not work with us?
@@alexeishayya-shirokov3603 people can have the strangest combination of ideas, it's true. Nevertheless, the vast majority of Belarusians in emigration whom I meet combine a fairly deep hatred of Lukashenka with aversion to Russia. I know it's anecdotal evidence but still ;)
The assumption that Russia still exists in 2030 is a bold claim indeed
Well, parts of it probably will, just as parts of the British empire kept existing after its collapse.
@@Omega0850 Saying that parts of an empire survive is equivalent to saying that said empire is no more.
@@frenchimp Exactly!
@@frenchimp can you give concrete examples of what are you tryna say? this video showed examples.
Meh Russia survived worse
At this point Russia is synonymous with over the top Saturday Morning villains.
Except less competent
@@godfreyofbouillon966 what? as bad as Skippy?
Lex Luthor 😉
@@kathleenmann7311 depends on which Luthor. The Timmverse Luthor is a chillingly methodical evil genious. Putin just made everyone think he was.
@@marksmall4618 Worse than Flipper!
I love the way Ukraine literally troll Putin by tasking Belarusian battalion to defend Kiev. What's next? Poland change the name of Kaliningrad to Königsberg? Oh wait...
something tells me that Lucasenca secretly communicares with Zelenski... and at this point ''falling'' from a window would be bad for Bedlarus....
We love it too!🇺🇦🌻
Also, since they haven’t seen Lukashenko in quite a while, he’s probably dead, which is gonna be a bummer cause then things are really going to start getting weird as if they aren’t already
"Poland change the name of Kaliningrad to Königsberg?"
Technically Królewiec rather than Königsberg.
@@seneca983 I don't think either option will give Putin any pleasure tho.
As a Belarusian abroad, thank you. I am scared for the day I can't renew my passport from Washington and can't visit family.
BACKGROUND : В Беларуси физически уничтожили 70 процентов всех белaруских писателей, убили ученых и художников. (Труппа Третьего Белорусского Государственного театра Владислава Голубка была арестована в полном составе. Почти все были расстреляны.) После 2-й Мировой войны 10-мильонная Белaрусь 🏳❤🏳 не досчиталась около 3-х мильонов своих жителей, однако околь 2-х миллионов были убиты еще до войны органами коммунистического НКВД. Убивали по национальному признаку. Ради этого был придуман ярлык "нацдем" (это значит -- национальный демократ, хотя такой партии не существовало). Этот ярлык приклеивали ко всем белорусам, которых сталинисты планировали уничтожить. В недрах НКВД была придумана несуществующая антикоммунистическая организация СВБ ("союз освобождения Белaруси"). Под придуманный фантом энкавэдисты проводили аресты, вели воображаемое следствие, допрашивали, пытали, судили, потом ссылали в paсeю и расстреливали невинных людей. После Рижского сговора в 1921 году Беларусь разделили между Польшей и paсeей. Границу раздела провели недалеко от Менска. Существовал тайный приказ НКВД уничтожать всё белорусское население вдоль границы. Российские аккупанты хотели сделать здесь безлюдную зону. Уничтожение осуществляли пограничные войска. Довереным лицам выдавали винтовку и лопату. Когда такой солдат-пограничник встречал в безлюдном месте (на дороге, в поле, в лесу) одинокого белоруса или белоруску, или ребенка, он стрелял человека, тут же лопатой выкапывал яму и засыпал труп.
Такова была инструкция. Люди в деревнях не так боялись "человека с ружьём", как солдата с лопатой. (Эти факты опубликованы в белaруской печати в начале 90-х годов.) В 30-х годах на 95-99 процентов (практически полностью) была уничтожена (сослана и расстреляна) белaруская коммунистическо-партийная и советская администрация. Уничтожали даже директорат и хозяйственных руководителей. На должности убитых администраторов и коммунистических начальников-белорусов присылали “русских” из paсeии. “Русские” 🇷🇺 (так называемые "выдвиженцы") приезжали в Беларусь, занимали освобожденные должности, получали льготы, имущество, квартиры и первое, что они делали -- закрывали белорусские школы, переводили их на “русский” язык, чтобы их дети могли учиться, не обременяя себя изучением, как они говорили, "никому ненужного" белaруского языка. Таким образом оккупанты создавали в Беларуси "русскоязычное” население". Этноцид, лингвацид, мнемацид и геноцид проводзились большевиками одновременно.
Уничтожение белaрусов рaсeйским НКВД продолжалось и во времена немецкой аккупации. В июне 1941 года в первые дни войны коммунисты расстреляли в тюрьмах и на этапах тысячи заключенных. Только в Брестской крепости, где была страшная тюрьма НКВД, всех арестованных ликвидировать не успели, часть из них разбежалась. Тем временем большая группа надзирателей и функционеров НКВД была заблокирована в крепости немцами. Они сидели там около месяца, пока не вымерли. Лет через 20 после войны коммунисты придумали легенду о "героической обороне" Брестской крепости. Обращает на себя внимание тот факт, что широкое советское партизанское движение было организовано только в Беларуси и частично -- на этнических белaруских землях, которые были в составе paсeии (Смоленщина, Брянщина). В оккупированой России партизанского движения не было. Почему? Да потому, что продолжал действовать план уничтожения белорусской нации. Москва, используя органы НКВД, втянула массы гражданского белорусского населения в войну против немцев, и этим подставила белорусов под немецкий удар.
Необходимое дело борьбы исходило из коварного замысла и осуществлялось подлыми методами. (Сталин хотел получить двойную выгоду.) Энкавэдисты специально около белорусской деревени убивали немца или делали другую провокацию, чтобы вызвать карательную операцию гитлеровцев (которые обычно сжигали всю деревню, чаще всего -- вместе с людьми). Таким образом, кстати, в результате специальной провокации советских партизан была сожжена и известная Хатынь, которую коммунисты потом в 70-х годах разрекламировали на весь мир как типичную жертву фашистского зверства.
В результате такой коммуно-фашистской совместной "работы" в Беларуси сожгли более 9 тысяч деревень. Поэтому к концу войны, в результате специальной операции НКВД, многие белaaруские командиры были посланы на смерть, отстранены от командования, убиты и репрессированы. Их места занимали русские, присланные из Мосвы, и верные энкавэдисты. Летом 1944 года, когда "красная армия" заняла Беларусь, “русские” провели мобилизацию в армию на белaруской территории. Десятки тысяч молодых белaруских мужчин, почти без подготовки, бросили на передовую линию фронта. “pусские” командиры поднимали их в ненужные атаки под огонь немецких пулеметов, не дав даже оружия в руки, или с винтовками, но без патронов. Они гибли тысячами, как трава под косой. А те, что бежали назад, попадали под пули энкавэдистских "заградотрядов". Впрочем, заградотряды стреляли и в спину. Так продолжалось уничтожение белaрусов на войне, руками немцев и “русских” одновременно. Как говорили коммунисты, "в борьбе за советскую родину". В 40-х годах русские вывезли в Сибирь и там замучили всех лесников и так называемых "кулаков" из Западной Беларуси. Вывозили вагонами, по разнорядках.
Russia has inferiority complex
That's why he learned to ride horses bare-back. Unfortunately his judo belt was taken away from him (too much match-fixing I think...or failed a drug test)
Not Russia just Putin
From the article on wikipedia of the invasion of Poland by Nazi-Germany: "Danzig city had a German majority,[25] and had been separated from Germany after Versailles and made into the nominally independent Free City. Hitler sought to use this as casus belli, a reason for war, reverse the post-1918 territorial losses, and on many occasions had appealed to German nationalism, promising to "liberate" the German minority still in the Corridor, as well as Danzig.[26]"
Don't forget the constant mistreatment of Germans in the region by the Polish government as well.
@@boxcarz Any evidences beside Nazi propaganda?
And Hitler and Stalin invaded Poland, they had agreed to do so months prior.
@@boxcarz …which also was also a casus belli used by Hitler to start war against Poland. And also exaggerating things or doing fake news (Nazi more mistreated Germans themselves than Polishes ever did at that time). Also, while Danzig was so called a "Free City" and its region under international control, Nazis did made a SS-unit there, bringing weapons and even an armoured car (as armoured cars were forbidden to actual police forces in Danzig, Nazis had to use an SS-unit to have one to help for their invasion). I think you can find footage of a big and ugly 8x8 armoured car firing at a big building (the Danzig post officer) fighting against... Polish postmen (because there were also weapons in the post-office) !
But being fooled by Hitler's propaganda almost 85 years later is quite a shame (I do even believe you are a troll, hmm...)
you can use any reason you want if you want start a war. It's not that difficult. Hitler also accused czechoslovakia of killing german minority. He was so fast to war be cause he knew he had 10 times bigger army and 10 times better equipped army than Poland. Not only that - he also used all of our neighbors to join the attack - liethuanians, ukrainians slovakians and soviets including belarussians and ukrainian minorities that lived in poland. 1 september 1939 was not war of germany against Poland - it was war of germany, slovakia, liethuania, ukraine, belarus and soviet union against Poland.
Belarus flag should be white red white!
green-red flag is soviet republic flag.
Russia's military lost the vast majority of all their equipment and men, they won't win against anyone who fights back. Remember Afghanistan booting them back to Moscow?
thebangkokconnection This time, it is all or nothing. Russia is in too deep to run away like they did in Afghanistan. If Putin withdraw, it is the end of his ambition and his life. Afghanistan is one of the reasons why USSR got broken. Ukraine will break it even more. Putin has to win by all means.
@@dartfather But he can´t! Putin has already thrown everything into the fight that he can, (without causing an uprising) but its still not enough. He will lose, and the only question is: How far will Russia go down with him, before abandoning Putin and accepting its responsibility in his reign and this invasion?
@@Omega0850 I know it is now very difficult for him but as I said, he can't backout now. His only option is to continue forward and hope that he get's a break.
hahahahahaha what a clown
In all fairness, both the British and American Empires were booted out of Afghanistan as well
POV: You are watching this as Lukashenko is poisoned after visiting Russia's May 9th parade and is now in medical coma.
poisoned.
Well done commentary on the complexities of the conflict in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia.
"Last 200 years of Russian history"
Try 500. The problem from the start has been Moscow. It served as the taxman for the Mongols (Golden Horde) after they took over the Rus lands, and simply supplanted the Horde's position when they threw off the Tatar Yoke.
The traditional centres of culture had been shattered by the Mongols
Russia... the worst nightmare for every neighbors !
Belarus has made one of the worst mistakes. That's what you might do when living on a rough estate and being afraid of violence. Associating with the most feared individual on the block. You might think that it increases your own safety, projecting to the outside world that you yourself are dangerous by the association so everyone should just leave you alone. But the truth is the exact opposite. Being the best friend of a violent crazy psycho puts you in danger.
You always, always should stay away from guys like that.
if there's a choice
Resisting will just mean what is happening to Ukraine; which is likely to not even exist in the near future. But Putins Russia is actually economically growing despite this war because the arrogant western world arent the only people or economies out there; and Russias relationship with Brics and third world nations is much much better than the foolish American administration could ever realize.
@@MrDaiseymay ya Belarus sure backstab Putin first ASAP & join Ukraine.......
@@MrDaiseymay Almost all the WARSAW Pact counties are saying F-U PUTIN and have joined NATO.
totally agree
Rumors have it that Lukachenko had tea in Moscow and is a bit under the weather ever since
Lukashenko's time is up. So he should do the right thing and throw his support behind Ukraine. At the very least he'd gain support, and Russia trying to open another war would doom them faster.
Lukashenko wanted to unite with Russia if he became a General there which is unacceptabel for the Russian army so they offered him the rank of colonel. Lukashenko has already sold Belarus to Russia.
@@proalbagamer
Ukrainians need to up the bribe.. ....his life !
I think the Belarus president soon fall out of a hospital window. 😳 people of Belarus take your country back now before it’s too late. Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱
Watching this after Lukashenko was probably poisoned, it's going to be interesting living in Belarus for the next few years. Жыве Беларусь
It’s again overestimating Russia’s capabilities. We must see the so called power of Russia in perspective. Russia is a huge country in square km, indeed, but only has 146 million inhabitants. This is 40% of USA or Eurozone. The GDP of Russia is only 4% of the GDP of the Eurozone + USA, this is equal to the GDP of the small countries Belgium + Netherlands. And less than the GDP of the state of California. Relatively (per capita) the GDP of Russia is very low. Beside that the economy of Russia has signs of a 3th world economy. Half of the income is coming from oil & gas. Based on this, Russia isn’t a world power. And for sure, it isn’t a economic power. This is the reason they can’t built up and maintain a big army. The army they already have is far beyond normal proportions in relation to their GDP. This hurts their budgets and prosperity permanently. In this perspective, Russia is a weak and autocratic ruled country with a huge inferiority complex and dangerous megalomaniac ambitions. The way they chose will be their Untergang.
*That's exactly how it is. Russia is a gas station pretending to be a country.*
Most of Americas and by extension the wests GDP is comprised of worthless services and overpriced mega capitalist bullshit such as legal fees and speculative finance and investment. Who has actual self manufacturing capabilities? Hint its not the nation that has some of the highest debts with China.
They have immense natural resources, safeguarded by oceans, mountain ranges, thousands of kilometers of Siberia. They have enough farmland to feed the entire population, and even be the biggest exporter of wheat in the world. Just comparing the GDP does anyone no favors. How much of the GDP in the Eurozone is just FIRE (Finance, insurance, real estate) economy and services? Manufacturing, natural resources, population is what matters in the end, and Russia has all of those.
Jawohl! 👍
It is time to rise up Belarusians!!!
Mind your own business.
@cehaem2 you scared ?
@@cehaem2 You'd rather be a mindless sheep for Putin?
It is time for all of us to rise up as we are led by a bunch of wealthy morons.
Against nazis in Ukraine and against American propaganda
The only thing surprising is that I assumed Russia would take Belarus before attacking Ukraine. Given the "union treaty" Putin probably have mostly gotten away with it too. Mostly.
They didn't do it because they didn't have the manpower at the time to fully occupy one country while invading the other. Just think, if the war in Ukraine faltered for a minute, there would be rebellion in Belarus, and now the Russian army is stuck fighting in two countries.
It’s much easier to slowly erode Belarusian autonomy over time, but seizing it suddenly would have built greater Western support for Ukrainian defence prior to an invasion. Russia doesn’t need to take Belarus right now, and it wanted the invasion of Ukraine to come as a (relative) surprise.
you seem to be ignorant of why russians went into ukraine sound like a american who only listen to the garbage the usa goverment tells you
Right, I see that already happening!
From an American to Belarussians,
I know that right now your government is making life hard and controlling your personal freedom and power, but I hope that one day soon you, the common people, will be free from foreign Russian influence and able to choose a government that you actually approve of and can hold accountable. With friendship, Дзякуй
Belarusians, WITH ONE S.
Lukashenko is sure he will have a place by Putin's side; that is until he falls out of a six story window. But by then it will be too late for the Belarusian people as they will already be annexed by Ruzzia. If only Lukashenko could see that in the end he too will lose.
I think he knows, but doesn't know what to do about it.
His people hate him as a dictator, and his "allies" hate him for not sending his people to a pointless war.
@@nathangamble125 I think this is correct. Lukashenko has no good options to take. Maybe if Russia continues to weaken militarily Belarus may find the courage to break from their abusive "ally".
Why would Putin want to get rid of Lukashenko? He was in the past a sound colleague and a lieutenant colonel for that matter. Lukashenko has crushed corruption in Belarus in a manner Putin admires and wishes to emulate. The only people who would be so afraid of Lukashenko as to want to eliminate him would be the oligarchs who are already fighting a losing battle against Putin.
@@dliu4827 Putin does not admire the "crushing" of corruption, because his regime is completely based on corruption. Russia is a nation run by criminals. How do you think Putin went from a lowly KGB agent to being one of the richest people in the world? He's stolen billions, and his cronies have stolen many billions more.
No clickbait. No drama. No loud war movie music. Just plain, very sensible and educational insight and comment. Thanks for that and for not being like so many of the other outrageous crappy channels here.
it's straight up propaganda you dolt
@@duskworker8469 59 to me. One idiot, your wife, to you. So who is the dolt?
@@duskworker8469 what's the propaganda part? Just asking
@@marialourainebanosia26 look at video author and how long theyve been making videos and what kind of videos. it's imitating caspian report style independent infotainment but it's artificially produced by some kind of source. ive seen many of these come online.
@@duskworker8469 68 to me now and still only your wife for you. Does that tell you anything?
As always a fantastic video. 🤝🇺🇦💪
Belorussians should take note.
"They will share the same historical fictions", not facts!
Lukashenka cannot say not to russia. He only maintains control with russia's help. Many, most(?), of the Belarussian people are not interested in being russians.
Many have overlooked that it is Russia that put Lukashenko in power in 1994. The elections where manipulated by Russia. So an important part of context is missing in this video.
Belarus is under russian occupation since 1996, when masked soldiers have stormed the parlament to put the country totaly under the russian control. Lukashenko as an occupational governor acts only in the interests of Russia. He forcefully replaced the national white-red-white flag with the occupational soviet red-green flag. It was imposed an official status of Russian language in Belarus. NKVD style death penalty practices where revived. Goverment, policy-making, courts, miliary, media, internet and business are totally under control from Moscow.
Aging Lukashenko was due to replaced with a brainless Gazprom clerk in 2020, but unexpectedly for the Kremlin planners, milions of belarusians went out on the streets to rise the true national flag of Belarus. The protests where brutally suppressed by the army, tenth of thousands where thrown in Gulag-type jails. Inmates who dared to speak belarusian language where marked with red paint and where subjected to unstoppable tortures. Some where tortured to death. Public opinion polls in this circumstances is a joke.
Free Belarus!
I don’t think anyone believes any communist country has ever had a legitimate government.
Russia has promised to erase Belarus from the map by 2030. Russia has sent in troops and equipment. Do you doubt their word?
I do not doubt it at all. Russia is one of the most barbaric countries in the world.
"Putin went too far and shot himself in the foot" - Very well said! Similar to what Imperial Japan did during World War II. Japanese militarism pushed too far and ended up losing everything they fought & gained since the 1800s.
Japan was forced to go to war as they were being denied oil by a US embargo.
More like Ukraine will lose its entire existence from continuing to push its CIA funded banderite militarism
@@stevenhull5025 "Forced"? LOL. The US would have normalized all trades with Japan once it stopped its brutal invasion into China.
But it was ok for a British empire to keep growing?
The difference is that Russia is nowhere near as militarized and expansionist as Japan. You are comparing apples to oranges now.
Putin sounds like Hitler trying to force Franco into WW2.
A bit like Zelensky trying to get NATO and the US in direct confrontation with Russia. Result - World War 3.
Russian and belorussia is Union state. Officially.
Putin's Stratergy to expand the Russian Empire.
You can believe the bias propaganda of western media as much as you want.
Funny propaganda in comments. About death of Lukashenko 10 months ago. But he is still alive and protects interests of Belarus. Btw Russia and Belorussia is one Union state officially. ❤
Moscow horde´s war record :-
1856 defeated by Britain and France
1905 defeated by Japan
1917 defeated by Germany
1920 defeated by Poland, Finland, Estonia and all Baltic states
1939 defeated by Finland
1969 defeated by China
1989 defeated by Afghanistan
1989 defeated in the Cold War.
1996 defeated by Chechnya
2022 defeated by Ukraine
WW2 won USA/Britain , meanwhile Stalin's officers were shot or sent to the Gulags. Millions went to the Gulags, including Solzhenitsyn
Moscow's only victories come from invading smaller countries :-
a) Hungary 1956
b) Czechoslovakia 1968
c) Moldova 1992
d) Georgia 2008
12:20
_ Gleiwitz (on the German side of the Polish border) August 31st 1939
_ Mainila (on the soviet side of the Finnish border) November 1939
Lukashenko must go and Belarus should align itself with the West, like Ukraine.
No we need enemies so we can make more money
@@comradericefarmerhao2269*So America can make more money
@@comradericefarmerhao2269America would make the most money if it had no enemies. Their wealth is entirely derived from a functioning global trade economy
So you want a uni-polar world with a master that can Invade any country they want with no counter-power?
@@colinhubble6667funny how see things so simplistic. You think the gun lobbies want peace?
Putin poisoned Lukashenko
Every bad thing in the world blame Putin. Where is the proof he was even poisoned??
Save the world from Russia Putin's aggression. Together we can
"Belarus is about the size of Kansas."
Me: Oh I am learning about American geography now! 😂
I'm sure Belarusian people want to be part of EU and thrive. They know what ORCS offer and also know what EU offer as many ar working in the EU.
Most are pro-Russia, Russian speaking, and have family in Russia. What makes you so sure, asides from the fact you can’t imagine a functioning and happy, non-Western aligned society?
@@AG-vb6vv Conscience pass through the stomach. Language is not a factor in the free world and yes there can be a happy society outside of the EU. Turkey is one of them. It's all about opportunities.
@@givemeabreak8784 One can go to the West for economic opportunities while wanting nothing to do with them on a personal or ideological ground. Look at the Muslim population in Western Europe - large sections of them dislike what the West stands for, think you people are immoral (especially your women) and would be better under Sharia. Doesn’t mean they aren’t happy living there. Existence of economic migrants is not proof of anything is my point.
@@AG-vb6vv In reality, Russia is actually ruled by the mafia. Western society has its flaws, but if you create something there and work for it, no sacred cow with connections will take it away from you. The mafia is a fringe element, and no expensive watch received as a "gift" can end your political career. Meanwhile, in Russia, corruption and the takeover of assets by unqualified individuals with connections thrive. It's a path to the abyss. In the Western world, power lies with the people, and politicians vie for the favor of the nation, which leads people to think about work rather than how to steal from it. In the Russian milieu, it's the opposite. The nation has to seek favor from those in power, causing everyone to think about what to steal. Eventually, productive individuals flee or become passive, leaving behind only thieves and parasites. A beehive in which the drones are better nourished than the workers cannot survive.
Belarus and EU talks are not realistic at this time..
I think now that Eastern Countries have to fight off their biggest bully to submission right now, which means the ultimate defeat for Russia is Russia becoming disintegrated systemically structually.
And perhaps then a real peace settlement in Eastern Europe and all over Europe so Europe can become one family for the first time.
Hell, who knows how long that´s going to take.
One important think you forgot to mention is that Russia is making these 'moves' to isolate Belarus from EU and west in general. Russia does not really care about Belarus army in any way because they are easily bought (corruption). What they care is the resistance from locals, everything is made to make believe that Belarus people are Russians (it starts with language, history propaganda etc.). Belarus joining the war would put more sanctions and as strong as those on Russia. Unfortunately, Lukashenko is a bit oblivious to the situation, best example to illustrate this is when he shut down the plane in 2021 with dissident, Roman Protasevich which led with numerous sanctions resulting West forbidding flight zone over Belarus. The best play now Lukashenko is to do nothing, either way he loses. If Lukashenko somehow loses power to Belarus people, Russia will 100% invade it and we will have repeating story just like in Ukraine. That’s why the result of war in Ukraine will affect Belarus as much as it will Ukraine. Also, the 'insane' think you keep mentioning about Putin is and was very obvious from the very beginning for us Baltic states and Poland, Lithuanian's president Dalia Grybauskaitė was calling Russia terrorist state since 2014. EU unfortunately, put a blind sight to it to have comfy life for their citizens (buying cheap gas and other resources. And western media kept idolizing Putin.
The US was pretty keen on puting sanctions on Belarus like always, so I dont get your point, its not Putin and Russia that isolates Belarus its western nations. Your comment is reeking of misinfo. I also want to mention that these stories about Belarusians not that supportive of Russia always came from the MULTIPLE exiled US funded governments of Belarus. In reailty Belarus has an excellent relationship with Russia.
@@attilamarics3374exactly they support a failed coup and then pray for him to don't join the enemy, and when he does, they isolate him even more by imposing sanctions... Now without Russia, they're dead.
@@attilamarics3374 It's a bit more complicated. The people of Belarus surely would like to have excellent relationships with Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and all other neighbours. But Russia messed up big time and made this kind of friendly scenario impossible. Don't assume that the Belarusians unconditionally support Russia no matter what. And if Russia takes hostile actions against Belarus, then people won't appreciate this either. Just like the Ukrainians "surprisingly" didn't appreciate the Putin's "liberation".
A different spin on the situation that makes a lot of sense
Excellent analysis. Fascinating. Thank you.
"We are the Borg, you will be assimilated".
Who needs enemies when you've got friends like Russia
Who needs American friends given the absolute state they have reduced west Europe to right now?
Russia made liberated many countries. Such Egypt. Or whole Europe
"Whoever does not miss the soviet union has no heart, whoever wants it back has no brain"
-Vladimir Putin
transnistria: hold my flag
putins actions show different.... as if hes brain dead.
@@moody9442 Not at all its really just lack of preparation on his part and besides the ukranian army has 700k on the frontline compared to the russian 300k which is a major player considering its unequal and russia is somehow still fighting, people have been saying putins regime will fall in months and now everyones attention is on israel and gaza, if the US were to support israel aswell it would have to reduce its support for ukraine giving russia a better foothold of ukraine
@@conflict4572 Russia is still fighting because Putin is ready to sacrifice all Russians for his crazy dream of being a tsar. Besides your numbers are highly incorrect, I guess intentionally.
As someone who grew up in Belarus, I can't stress how this avoidance of any war and "instability" is ingrained into people's minds. Another thing is that Belarusians have a really weak national identity-culturally, they've been almost totally Russified and are pretty much Russians without the imperialism part and with a humble Belarusian vocab. Then, the Belarusian military has never even fought anyone (the last time being the Soviet-Afghan war as part of the USSR).
I think the only reason Belarus has managed to avoid Russian domination so far has been Lukashenko's alliance with Putin. The moment Belarus would show signs of a serious schism (not just the petty trade wars), Russia would attack. But so far, Putin just didn't have to.
So, the majority of Belarusian population are spineless people. Unlike Ukrainians, their anti-government protests were all naively peaceful, and we all know how that turned out. So I'm pretty sure Russia will eventually succeed, unless it commits a major blunder in Ukraine. Belarusians can talk all they want about not wanting war, but sadly they just don't have what it takes to resist.
Imperialism is a cornerstone of the Russian culture and identity. Removing this part makes a completely different nation. And yes, the Belarusian language exists too, even though there are policies in place aimed at eventually eradicating it (done by Lukashenko and sponsored by Russia). As for the "spineless people", Ukraine is simply a much larger country than Belarus and stands a better chance. And don't forget that that Belarus lost the highest percentage of population among all USSR republics (and possibly even among all countries of the world) during WWII. Pretty much every family had very painful memories of WWII without heroization or glorification. Not wanting a war is not just a talk.
Putin has now moved nukes in to Belarus. When he loses the Russo-Ukrainian war the consolation prize, that he hopes will keep him power, will be Belarus.
And such has it always been. Russian politics is a parasite.
He's throwing Belarus under the bus by allowing Wagner forces to conduct military operations near Polands border. Watch this backfire in spectacular fashion.
Putin is clearly optimistic about being alive in 7 years time. I'm not even sure I'll be alive in 7 years. Hopefully, he'll find a high window in the meantime.
Yeah keep dreaming westerner, Go drink your starbucks and think good about yourself after commenting this.
If you've ever played eu4. A good strategy if your planning to backstab your ally is to drag them into war and have then deplete their man power.
that is only if your Ally is a subject.
Same shit in Vicky 2, but even better be a minor nation and drag great power into war for you and don't let your army fight.
and today Lukashenko has fallen ill after being in Moscow and has disappeared from public view.....
I like how this video doesnt mention an important part, back in the 90s lukashenko (current belarus president) actually tried to become the president of russia with the unification being a core part of it. However putin won and it was delayed. This video is nothing more than fear mongering when in reality both countries profit.
The Russian Federation has long wanted to unite with Belarus, they even signed documents that mean nothing.
Belarus signed them when it wanted money from Moscow, but in fact Lukashenko did everything to prevent this from happening
This is the best case scenario for Lukashenko. It is genuinely exactly what he wants, and he doesn't hide it.
Let’s see if he survives the poisoning.
@@mitchrodee He doesn't need to be poisoned, he will simply capitulate. He agrees with everything Putin does and says, he's a lap dog, a suck up, he will gladly hand the reigns to Putin if he asks in the right way.
This is what we Belarusian people want too, comment back for a further more detailed response, Really tired after responding to a few others
@Valyshk Nee why?
@@blahbleh5671 Because once we unite we will be stronger together, Its also because my country Belarus (I live in Saligorsk Belarus) and Russia have very little differences, most of the time you dont even notice you're in Belarus, The only things telling you you're in Belarus are the flags, numberplates, the borders and the rare couple speaking Belarusian instead of the more commonly spoken Russian to eachother.
And well as for Lukashenko, He's better than who would replace him if he was to be kicked from power by a election, A "free belarus" president would then suddenly take power, start shifting towards the west, and create Belarus a enemy of Russia which is what the people dont want, we see Russians as brothers and we will not become their enemies no matter what it takes,
because as soon as our country joins NATO we will be forced to join in on sanctions and close the borders with Russia, cutting most of us off from our family members in Russia.
And now Lukashenko is in hospital after visiting moscow.... Seems that the "masterstrategist" wants to accelerate his "plan"
Too many tipples of that Vodka and orange.
Well presented analysis and strategy. Very informative.
Except he forgot the part where Russia and Belarus are members of the union state for many years now, that always had integration as its main goal, because that would shatter his narrative.
8:55 OMG, don’t give me nightmares, Canada merging with USA 😂😂 we want to keep our democracy, gun control (you can keep your school shootings for yourself America) women’s right, and health system please 😂
I've been convinced Belarus is suffering from Stockholm Syndrome for 3 decades.
Sometimes I think we have been taught the wrong history. I like to keep myself in check. Wish they could do the same . We wouldn't be in this mess .
That’s if Russia still exists after losing the war in Ukraine XD
Considering Russia still has over a million combatants and Ukraine is dragging people off the streets to join this meat grinder I doubt Ukraine will win.
lmao you really think Ukraine is gonna win?
they can defend sure, but look at their offensive.
its even worse than Russian offensive.
and that is supposed to be NATO standard training?
they can't win. nobody can win.
@@eijmertthree stages of Russian supporter's copium:
>Lmao, Ukraine's gonna fall in a few days
>Surely they can't defend for long, oh wait, they took a bunch of territory back. We'll re-invade in q couple months - don't you worry, comrades
>They're never gonna get back the rest - look at how slow they're moving towards the Russian border
Informative and well spoken, good job.
What the Belarusians don’t understand is that Russia doesn’t want to absorb Belarus. They have to, in order to survive the diminishing population and economic issues they face. The Russian state falling into obscurity, or disintegrating completely becomes increasingly likely if things don’t change.
They don't have to do anything. They can just become a moden democracy society any time they chose.
@@owenthomas5103. Sure. But that requires overthrowing Putin. Putin can’t even let go of the presidency, much less let then become a modern democracy without ending up in prison or worse. So. Barring a coup, the current regime has done too much damage. Russia will fall.
@@owenthomas5103 Some tried that in the 1990's, and found that homelessness, overflowing orphanages, and social turmoil was rather unattractive. It is better to be a orderly society where the needs and wishes of the people are at the very least not interfered with than to have a 'liberal democracy' where the ordinary person is treated like chattel.
@@dliu4827never seen some much dumb brainwashed in a comment section, genuinely wondering if they're real people or bots. I don't agree 100% with you but you're the first one challenging them I encounter.
Russia wants to do that with all ex Soviet nations .
they staged everything in 2008 in georgia too... for no reason at all 10 battalion comes in georgian border without warning or anything driving by for no reason, and after some days passed i just hear oh georgian millitary oppened fire to russians :d like wtf?
You've failed to mention that since 1999, both Russia and Belarus have been part of a larger supranational union called the Union State of Russia and Belarus, which aims to integrate the two countries economically, militarily, and (eventually), legally. Now, given the demographic discrepancy between the two countries (145ish million vs 9ish million), the full integration of the two countries would be a de-jure unification, with Belarus retaining a level of autonomy (A bit like Puerto Rico is to the US).
If he ever mentioned that very critical fact his whole made up narrative would've crumbled right away and he could not have invented facts based on nothing. So, you can't really blame him, can you?
@@jabrilbalakrishna amen bro... I've actually grown to enjoy their copium-infused narrative; I have a playlist of similar videos titled "Come back and shame", each predicting the imminent demise of Russia's economy and/or her crushing defeat on the battlefield: as the name implies, I come back and ask them how their predictions are holding up in a few months (to the fury of the dozens of NAFO SoyBoys who agree with their "analysis") 😅
@@alexeishayya-shirokov3603 let the rats squeak as long as they can 😁
@@jabrilbalakrishna funny thing is that the West allowed opinions to take place even these opinions are against the West. We can tell our leaders to eff off and criticize the West's support for Ukraine anytime and anywhere we want. I'm not so sure about Russia though. Especially after what happened to Prigozhin. Tsk tsk tsk. Yall take care now.
@@Baebon6259 Exactly. Proving the point of the existentialist nature of the conflict for one of the parties. Hope that a conflict on the US borders instead will create something the ”West” cannot just back down from and cannot have different opinions on too. Good luck anyway.
MAY 14 RUMORS: There are rumors Lukashenka is dead. Luka left the May 9 celebrations in Moscow after the parade, looking visibly ill and very weak. Luka missed the celebratory dinner with Putin and friends, and hss been hospitalized in Belarus and unseen since. May 14 Luka failed to attend events to mark the National Flag, Coat of Arms, and Anthem Day, and rumors of his potential/pending death are swirling.
The Kremlin is a dangerous place.
Hahah. Funny propaganda. Lukashenko still alive
Another spectacular video! Thanks for keeping us up to date on this.
I don't have sympathy for Lukashenko, he's corrupt and incompetent. But I also don't envy his position, he's got where he is by being a yes man to Putin for so long, if he goes against Russia it's over for him, either from Russia using force on Belarus or just the lack of support Russian support resulting in his grip on power disappearing, but if he stays with Russia he likely knows his country will lose independence anyway. It's a rock and a hard place and his own actions brought him to this point.
This is a well thought out geopolitical commentary; thank you.
It seems to be a good idea to be Pootins friend! If you like a knife in the back!
Coming from Scotland, I understand this very well
I just came across this channel! I'm looking forward to seeing the channel grow therefore I subscribed! I really hope you had 100 K by the end of the year!
Slava 🇺🇦 💪
Too funny. All this type of stuff is coming out so the world can see what it means to trust or even do anything with Vlad the Mad😊
This is a really weird video. Obviously tons of political skullduggery is involved but Belarus and Russia have been part of a political union almost since the beginning. Its really hard to call it backstabbing when under the Union State Russia and Belarus are to eventually become a single nation as per the intentions of the Union State. In fact before Putin was given power by Yeltsin, Lukashenka was trying to make a play for the Russian Presidency, and it would have been entirely legal for him to do so under the agreements made under the Union State.
In fact? Show me one fact!
Ok so why haven't they gone ahead and merged? I know the agreement you speak of but Belorussians don't seem to want their own leader much less a union with Russia.
@@gaoxiaen1 The fact that the Union State exists? The fact that BY has probably the highest proportion of people in the post-SU-world still having a positive opinion on the SU? The fact that there's no animosity between Russians and Belorussians? The fact, that most Belorussians consider themselves ethnic Russians?
@@cehaem2 Vanya, stop your silly propaganda. Neither Russians nor Belarussians want the unification of their states. This is a project of two mad dictators whose days are numbered. The will of the Belarussian people was expressed clearly in the protests of 2020. They want a democratic country with friendly relations with the EU.
Entirely legal? With what legitimacy?
Putin was fishing one day and caught a golden fish. The fish offered him a wish to be release the fish. Putin said I want to be a Tsar. Fish said fine and was released. The raised his eyes. He was in the Ipateyev House in Ekaterinburg. He saw the Tsar's family surrounding him. He heard the footsteps...
What is this? A poem?
The curse of Ukrainistan marches on. Good luck, Poopashenko.
Love the cute attempt to describe politics in GF/BF terms. Show the exact level of analysis
Yeah, maybe Russia should take a long, hard look at its capabilities before starting another unwinnable war with a neighbour xD
But tink, if China wants back: Primorsky Krai, Khaabarovsk krai et. 🤣😂😂😂🤣
China is just waiting for the Russian army to be further weakened. Maybe the West should agree with China that they would turn a blind eye to any snatch back.
Promorsky Krai was never part of CHina or populated by chinese people, in fact was populated by a few koreans that were exterminated by USA UK and Japan when invaded East Russia in 1918
@@amcespana2150 The Russian Federation has 350k square miles of former Chinese territory (Outer Manchuria - look up Amur Annexation).
10:31 Georgia 🇬🇪: *Why are we here… just to suffer?*
You got lucky, because you surrendered after 6 or so days. But Ukrainian continuous to suffer for more then a year and a half ...
excellent presentation.........
That's great news and i support the Belarusian resistance, im a Canadian but i will support the cause for freedom and independence from a dictatorship like russia.
What's Russian for Anschluss?
присоединение
Analingus.
Why there is Indonesian flag over Poland?
Countryball rule
@@janaejoaodosacramento9731 What? Never heard of.
Polish flag is White over red, Indonesian is other way around. Also the ratio of the 2 colours are different
It's a meme thing. A (unfortunate) common mistake that gained it's own life.
The Belarus dictator should stay home, restore the country's patriotic flag and emblems that he abolished, and throw out Russian forces. Simple. He can do it, and it would save his own life. If not, a victorious Ukraine might just do it for him.
They’re acting like it’s a game of civ or hearts of iron lmao
If you think Belarusian-Ukrainian unit is weird considering war in Ukraine, imagine there is Polish-Russian unit ...
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