Belarusian army is most likely to turn its weapons against Kremlin's proteges - Piontkovsky

Political scientist Andrey Piontkovsky on Espreso TV. 

According to him, replacing Alexander Lukashenko with the Secretary of the Belarusian Security Council, Alexander Volfovich, is a suicidal step, because the army of the Republic of Belarus, most likely, will not fight against Ukraine. Instead, it can turn its weapons against the regime of the self-proclaimed president and his protege. The political scientist noted that despite the understanding that Alexander Lukashenko is a dictator and a criminal, Belarusians appreciated him for fighting against Vladimir Putin for at least formal signs of their country's independence.

“Replacing Lukashenko with this Volfovich will immediately mean that there is no independence left. The Belarusian army will most likely turn its weapons against the Kremlin's proteges, especially since there is such a trigger as a fairly active Belarusian corps fighting in Ukraine. Putin's next crime, like all his moves over the past month, only worsens his situation,” Andrey Piontkovsky emphasized.

• On November 26, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, Volodymyr Makei, died suddenly.

• A few hours before, the Lansing Institute reported that Russia was considering the option of assassinating the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko, in order to draw the country into a war against Ukraine.

• The Belarusian opposition and Ukrainian experts believe that in this case the Kremlin can bet on the loyal to Russia State Secretary of the Belarusian Security Council General Aleksandr Volfovich.