US Citizens Are Advised to Leave Belarus Immediately. What's Behind the State Department's Statement
I am convinced once again that thoughts live even when it seems that their relevance has died and their further existence is irrational. Thought lives regardless of the author’s will and reminds us of its existence in the most unexpected way. This is what happened today. And the US State Department is to blame for this.
Some time ago I wrote an article about the possible preparation of a "Christmas offensive" by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Bryansk region, where I gave several arguments in favor of the reality of this event in the near future. At the same time, I only mentioned the Belarusian direction as one of the fantastic solutions. Simply because at the moment I really consider this to be non-scientific fiction.
And suddenly, a couple of days ago, I received several messages in my mailbox that the US State Department had called on its citizens to immediately leave the territory of Belarus. Naturally, thanks to our readers' belief that Washington is always behind any provocation against Russia, readers had a number of questions about whether Christmas would be the time when another, and perhaps more, front would appear on military maps? Would Minsk be drawn into the war?
I will not deny the very idea of drawing Belarus into a war with a 100% guarantee. Alas, today the world is not ruled by Stalins, De Gaulis or Roosevelts. The level of European politicians is an order of magnitude lower than their predecessors. And any, even the most incredible stupidity is "within their power".
Moreover, plans to attack Belarus have existed for a long time. But they are not based on a strike by one army, in this case the Ukrainian Armed Forces, but on a complex strike by neighboring states, i.e. they are created for a hypothetical NATO war against the Union State of Russia and Belarus.
In rejecting the option of attacking Minsk, I based my argument on whether Ukraine could handle another front? Would Kiev have enough resources for such an invasion? But most importantly, what tasks would be set for the Ukrainian military? Seizing Belarus? Overthrowing the regime of President Lukashenko? Destroying the Union State? Drawing NATO into the war?
Unfortunately, none of the questions have a positive answer today. The West understands perfectly well that, unlike Russia, Belarus will fight cruelly and without mercy to the enemy. It is impossible to intimidate a small republic.
Simply because the words that "we are talking about the very existence of the Belarusian people" are taken literally there. Belarusians do not have the territories or human resources that would allow the country to "swing" for a long time during an enemy attack. And Russia's help will not be long in coming.
Let's get back down to earth
Alas, but I will again have to write about the offensive options that are quite likely being considered by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Moreover, they should be considered not as military victories, but as an opportunity for Kyiv to show the strength of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the possibility of victory. Which will ensure, in the event of the success of the operation, additional supplies of weapons and military equipment to Ukraine.
We must begin with the already mentioned plan of attack on Belarus, developed in NATO headquarters. There are many materials on this topic in the Belarusian press. That is why I will lay out the attack scheme "in dotted lines". Belarusian analysts lay out the plan in much more detail.
So, the main attack is planned in the Belarusian Polesie, in the Kobrin district. Small sabotage groups will penetrate the territory of the republic and engage in battles with army units. The task will be set extremely simply - to capture at least some populated areas for information support of the further invasion of NATO's joint rapid reaction forces. The pretext? Everything as usual - "saving democracy"...
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are supposed to be used only after the successful implementation of the first stage tasks. That is, the Ukrainian Armed Forces in this case will be more like punitive detachments than combat units. The role of "saviors of world democracy" is being taken away from actor Zelensky. Accordingly, Kyiv cannot count on an increase in "aid".
And now a simple question. Is it possible to implement this plan today? And the second, no less interesting: can opportunities for its implementation appear? Two simple questions, the answers to which will provide grounds for some serious conclusions in the future.
So, the authorities in Minsk have already demonstrated their ability to maintain state stability in the past. They failed to break President Lukashenko. The forces of the Belarusian opposition are too weak, too unpopular to raise the people to the Belarusian Maidan.
So, we have to wait for a period of "anarchy", when we can, according to the already established scheme, start shouting about the illegality of the elections and so on. And when are the presidential elections in Belarus? January 26, 2025! Until then, the implementation of the invasion plan looks stupid...
Now about the situation on the Russian-Ukrainian front. A counteroffensive on any of the existing sections, even if it is successful at the first stage, capturing a 10-20-kilometer zone of already liberated territory, will not bring any dividends to Kyiv. The offensive will be quickly localized and will become another version of the Kursk region. Another "meat grinder" for the Armed Forces of Ukraine...
What is left for Zelensky? Only an invasion of the Russian Federation with some, albeit temporary, but significant result. And this is the Bryansk direction and, possibly, the Belgorod direction. That is why I insist on the priority of these directions for a possible offensive by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
What about the US State Department warning?
In conclusion, I would like to answer the question about warning American citizens. In my opinion, the Americans really know or assume something and therefore are playing it safe before the inauguration of President Trump. I have no evidence of any preparation of opposition forces by the Americans, so it is stupid to accuse the US in advance of any future "tricks".
Most likely, the famous army "corporal gap" worked. In Washington, they understand that US citizens are just as "hurrying" as citizens of other countries. And the expression "immediately leave" is understood in a way that is convenient for them. A month before the elections is exactly this "immediately".
By the way, the reasons why US citizens should leave Belarus do not include military ones. Potential street riots, detentions, limited opportunities for the State Department to help, etc. Which indirectly confirms my version of the "corporal gap"...
But this no longer has any relation to the topic of a possible “counteroffensive” by the Ukrainian Armed Forces…
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