Belarus president says he didn't expect Russia's Ukraine 'operation' to drag on so long

He's learning the meaning of "in for a penny, in for a pound" when it comes to Russia.

why is Ukraine not interested in these negotiations?”

Uh, because it is their country, not Russia! When another country invades your country, uninvited, you fight back. That's what normal people do.

Note how nobody it trying to insist that Belarus was invaded by Russia? That's because they invited the Russians there. Pretty simple.

Belarus would have been better off if they weren't tied to the Russian method of fixing elections and the opposition were in power. I bet Ukraine would have been better off too.

Bronco, I believe when it is time for the Ukrainians to retake their country, they will opt for Method B. I hope so. Enough civilians have been killed already in this war.

You'd think Russia would be faster in taking out 900 Neo-nazis, and with less destruction.

Belarus president says he didn't expect Russia's Ukraine 'operation' to drag on so long

He's starting to squirm.

Belarus president says he didn't expect Russia's Ukraine 'operation' to drag on so long

He's starting to squirm.

And beads of sweaton his face.

He's starting to squirm.

He knows his fate it tied to that of Vladimir Putin, which is probably not good for longevity.

So he thought that his body putin could just walk all over Ukraine, must be living in Kuku Land.

He thought it will be a Hockey game in and out in about an hour, LOL

Putin's Minsk poodle is starting to feel the same heat around his fat collar as the fascist buffoon, Musso, must have felt when things were going south for his boss in Berlin. Lukashenko knows that he, too, will go down with Putin's sinking ship.

I bet this is a red herring, designed to give the west a false sense of security.

Perhaps, Pukey2. I know I surely don't trust Lukashenko. Just something about autocrats that doesn't sit well with me.

With inflation hurting everyone, why would they stop now?

Lukashenko is to Putin what Mussolini was to Hitler.

A spineless opportunist.

that might be true pukey2, but there is also a common trait amongst autocrats to start looking to save their own skin when the heat goes up.

the people of belarus must be looking at ukraine and thinking that they possibly could do the same - rise up against luko and kick the russian jackboot out once and for all.

i think the situation in belarus will likely become volatile in the coming months, and will be especially precarious for the big bald fella.

You can actually look over and see Russian plane in Belarus at their base in Brest Belarus from Poland

Aly RustomToday  08:17 am JST

Belarus president says he didn't expect Russia's Ukraine 'operation' to drag on so long

He's starting to squirm.

Wait until the sanctions kick Russia. He'll desert Putin like a fair weather friend. No honor amongst scumbags.

SkepticalToday  08:24 am JST

Belarus president says he didn't expect Russia's Ukraine 'operation' to drag on so long

He's starting to squirm.

And beads of sweaton his face.

He's one of the biggest BSers in the modern world. He's scared now.

Desert TortoiseToday  08:28 am JST

He's starting to squirm.

He knows his fate it tied to that of Vladimir Putin, which is probably not good for longevity.

And he's a restless population at home to deal with. Not to metion all those refugees fleeing all that crazy violent ISIS crap.

I think Lukashenko will soon cheat on Putin & Z-criminals and switch the position.

Interesting to see how even when persisting in defending the indefensible Belarusian position, Lukashenko feels now he can contradict the Russian declarations and openly recognize the whole disaster is dragging much more than was planned at the beginning.

A poor attempt at trying to save face.

A faux president with a faux view. Sends in the troops on the whiff of dissent.

Be happy that they are not involved so much. Belarus has more engineering power and sophisticated weaponry than Russia ever could obtain. That’s why even Putin is dependent on them at quite some degree and just cannot afford to let them go. Something similar could be said about the Ukraine and its many physical and intellectual resources. That’s why the Russians turned crazy and try to keep it all together violently. They are not self sufficient in the case of neighboring countries becoming independent.

Method B: Careful, surgical, yet steady progress to keep civilians out of harm's way as much as possible.

Method B is certainly slower and causes much higher military casualties for the liberating army and is not so exciting to watch, but it's the best route to take.

Presumably, you’re not claiming that’s the approach Russian invaders have adopted when clearly it’s not.

I guess you’d have to talk about Method C, that is try a quick coup de main, and utterly fail. Then resort to destruction of infrastructure, wholesale looting of assets, deliberate targeting of civilians, kidnap, murder, torture, rape them. Deportation of civilians. Elimination of anyone suspect.

Lukashenko is to Putin what Mussolini was to Hitler.

A spineless opportunist.

You need to learn the history of Benito Mussolini. Mussolini essentially founded the fascist movement in Italy at the very end of WWI and was appointed Prime Minister of Italy by then King Victor Emmanuel III in 1922, a position he would hold until 1943. Hitler would not become Germany's Chancellor until eleven years later in 1933. While both were considered fascist Italian and German fascism had different roots and differed in ideologies. In the course of WWII the Italians were repulsed by the comparative cruelty of the Germans and that is one of the reasons the Italian Parliament voted in August 1943 to join the Allies against the Germans (of course the Germans knew this was going to happen and were able to invade Italy the following day aided by Mussolini loyalists). But historically Mussolini came to fascism and to political power well ahead of Hitler. He wasn't Hitler's flunky or an opportunist.

I know we’re all lost in our enjoyment of watching a Putin puppet twist in the wind, but can we all take a moment to stop and really appreciate this line?

It is also unacceptable because it might knock our terrestrial ball flying off the orbit to who knows where,” 

This piece of conceptual art deserves its own wing at the Met.

Belarus has more engineering power and sophisticated weaponry than Russia ever could obtain. That’s why even Putin is dependent on them at quite some degree and just cannot afford to let them go.

Would you be so kind as to explain that claim? I see nothing in the Belarus army or air force that is especially advanced. Almost every item of hardware is from Russia. A few ground weapons are co-produced in Russia and Belarus, or USSR and Belarus but I could find only one amphibious scout car of purely Belarussian origin in their armed forces. The rest is identical to that operated by the Russian, minus some of the more advanced Russian weapons like Iskander. There are reasonable explanations for why Russia wants to keep Belarus close but a special level of technical expertise doesn't strike me as one of them.

It would be nice if his days were numbered, but autocrats have an uncanny ability to survive things. Until they don’t.