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News & Current Events Apr 18, 2026 at 3:50 AM

Zelensky Warns of Russian Effort to Pull Belarus Into War

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Zelensky Warns of Russian Effort to Pull Belarus Into War
Kyiv Post
Zelensky Warns of Russian Effort to Pull Belarus Into War
President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Russia may seek to draw Belarus into its war in Ukraine, citing military activity near the Ukrainian border amid new conscription measures in Minsk.

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Key-Rough-8346 1 day ago +161
If Belarus joins the war, what will be the effects of that? Will Belarus face internal resistance? Will Ukraine be able to hold them off in addition to Russia? Will anyone in Europe help Ukraine?
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-_GIZMO_ 1 day ago +86
Im no expert but i think there will be internal resistance. From what i gather some Belorussians are in the mindset of well its better to be under russia and live in peace than under eu and probably be invaded by russia or draged into war. Are there enough people who would revolt? Who knows.. there are plenty of russophiles there. I wouldn't hold my breath on them leaving russias lap. Eu is already helping, will eu send troops? Nah. Maybe up the long range missiles or something like that but won't join outright.
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-Agonarch 1 day ago +68
I got the impression they were expected (by Russia) to enter the war to aid them from the beginning, then internal resistance caused Lukashenko to back off. I don't imagine the internal resistance to entering a grinding attrition war that Russia is really struggling with would be *less* than entering a 'one week special military operation to help repel nazis'.
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Laymans_Jargon 1 day ago +22
Good observation, but i will say the crackdown in Belarus was apparently effective, a large portion of the opposition is either in jail or has fled Belarus entirely, so it may be different this time around. that being said, i do think it will be extremely unpopular among the Belorussian elite, they have already seen what Putin's war has done to Russia's economy and I imagine they want no part of it.
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Lostinthestarscape 1 day ago +15
Belarus has a government in exile aligned against Lukashenko and the people there generally view him as a corrupt dictator. He's willing to throw dissenters into prison for life, but I suspect the prospect of dying on the Ukrainian front would be enough for major protests again and appeals to Russia for police to suppress them will just lead to more unrest. It's one thing to live out your life under a dictator when you can survive and get by vs. being thrust into certain death.
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AK_Panda 1 day ago +5
That's, and IIRC there's a range of units fighting for Ukraine who came from Belarus who would be quite *enthusiastic* about taking a crack at Lukashenko
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Silentkindfromsauna 1 day ago +4
They’re already revolting at the Lukashenko rule periodically, a war would definitely not cause them to revolt less
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ExtremeMuffin 1 day ago +12
Poland has previously threatened to join the war if Belarus does. It would be a big escalation. 
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cury 1 day ago +21
They have a population of 10 mln people. The only thing Putin wants is more meat for the grinder so he can have more time to use his foreign assets in the WH to get some kind of an international recognized win.
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hoishinsauce 1 day ago +14
Belarusians don't want to die for Russia. There will be massive resistance and very risky for the ruling regime. Not sure if Poland or Finland would be willing to put boots on the ground to help defend Ukraine against Belarus.
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YakResident_3069 1 day ago +6
Yea Poland on its border would react somehow. Someway.
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WeedInTheKoolaid 1 day ago +2
I don't see the Finns sending troops, at least not many. They have a smaller population than either Poland or Belarus, plus a massive land border that they have to defend themselves. Maybe a tactical or small unit here and there to get some special experience/ training. Hardware - wise, totally different story. Finland is sending some great tech into the combat zone for real world testing. Poland would be my first guess as to troops entering Ukraine to fight for them, should things escalate.
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Felczer 1 day ago +2
Politically I doubt this would happen it would be a political suicide
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True-Tip-2311 1 day ago +12
Hold them off? Ukraine will just start droning the shit out their military and other infrastructure, maybe send some Himars to clear the gathered forces near the border. It will be fairly quick and painful. We are aware of all the important locations to hit, belarus is a small country.
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UnidentifiedBlobject 1 day ago +4
Ukraine made a bunch of security agreements with other countries so Belarus joining the war against Ukraine will trigger rapid security assistance (weapons delivery, intelligence sharing, ammunition) .
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spankpaddle 1 day ago +2
Wtf is this reply
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Bpax94 1 day ago +2
My first question is would anyone in Belarus help?? Imagine you’re a soldier in Belarus watching under supported Russians getting blown up by drones for 3 years, then you get the order to march toward the border for support. How enthusiastic are you going to be?
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pineappleoptics 1 day ago +3
Tune in next week. Same bat channel, same bat time
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nimdull 1 day ago -2
It opens the north front, means that Ukraine need to fight on all sides. Simple speaking they don't have the manpower to defend Ukraine. Not to mention Kiev is not that fair from Belarus border. But it will not happen. If Belarus join the war, it will destabilise the whole east part of Europe. Poland and Baltic countries would need to react, even join the war. For putin to lose Belarus is to lose ester Europe.
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in5idious 1 day ago +1
No, Ukraine doesn't need to 'fight on all sides', even in this hypothetical situation. Poland is on the 'left side'. Belarus was the RU launching point for their convoy to take Kyiv. How'd that work out?
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godzillabobber 20 hr ago +1
More young men as cannon fodder.
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Affectionate_Oven_77 1 day ago +46
Sounds like desperation
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Weak-Subject9376 1 day ago -239
>desperation Meh, we're forgetting Russia isn't even using its army since it's not an actual war, it's a "special operation." If they actually used their entire military (1 mill or so?) it would be a wholeee 'nother story for Ukraine (inclusive of the billions they're getting of your tax dollars)
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gottagohype 1 day ago +87
You think Russia isn't using its army? They have hurled a million men into the meat grinder. They have emptied their stocks of soviet tanks and armor. You can view the satellite photos of empty storage lots. You can read the names of the dead. The Russian military is fighting for its life.
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JaVelin-X- 1 day ago +48
they have no tires and can't breed the donkeys quick enough
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Affectionate_Oven_77 1 day ago +71
What weird copium from you. They have already deployed as many as possible. They have ~1.3m active duty, of which 700K are on the front lines. Having such a high percentage of troops on the front lines is stretching yourself way too thin. Russia is starting to fall apart and it is glorious.
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useless-bloke 1 day ago +17
Hahahhahaah you tool.
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Hulkodium 1 day ago +25
We're on Year Four of the Three Day Special Military Operation. Ukraine has previously occupied parts of Russia, half their oil refineries are on fire, there's been a major putsch from a mercenary group and a lot of dead.
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-_GIZMO_ 1 day ago +22
Lol that one mill or whatever is there to keep russia from falling apart and revolting, Putin ain't going to send his security guards to the meat grinder unless its very very desperate.
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DeadlyGreed 1 day ago +4
To be fair the Wagner basically walked into Moscow without resistance, because there's no troops to resist them. There's no 1mil personal guard anymore. They are weaker than it seems.
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Mountain_rage 1 day ago +19
... Conscription is not even keeping up with losses... Russia loves the meat grinder, craves death instead of living in their homeland in peace. Takes 10 Russians to kill 1 Ukranian... But then again, you are probably drunk and stupid....
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Mr_Nobody0 1 day ago +6
Looks like russian propaganda is working well
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Layshkamodo 1 day ago +5
On the tax dollars, not all of this funding goes directly to the Ukrainian government. Much of the aid is allocated for military support and activities related to the war, with a substantial portion spent within the United States itself. So, much of those billions of tax dollars is being pumped back into the US economy by paying the weapon manufacturers workers, combat trainers, and other Americans who are part of the supply chain.
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Blunt552 1 day ago +7
It wouldn't. Their current sorry excuse of an army is heavily under equipped, what do you want the rest to do? Fistfight? Furthermore whos then left to defend Russia when someone else invades because someone with double digit IQ decided it was a smart idea to send the entire army away?
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The_Sideboob_Hour 1 day ago +5
Lol yeah, totally. The reason why Russia can't beat Ukraine is obviously because they're not trying and if they actually bothered to use their "real" army then it would be over quickly. Then ask yourself, why haven't they? How is this meat grinder strategy with 1.3 million casualties a better option?
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Portmanteau_that 1 day ago +59
Lol Lukashenko you little c*** holster
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thomasthetanker 1 day ago +29
It could be argued that Belarus let 30k Russian soldiers come in for a 'training exercise' that was really the invasion of Ukraine, so Belarus has actually been part of the war anyway.
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drdillybar 1 day ago +5
NATO 'training' Easy. /s.
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JohnGabin 1 day ago +6
We can be happy I guess that until now Lukashenko resisted to enter the war. Hé’s probably not really confident to be followed though
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lexahiq 1 day ago +16
Belarusian army is a joke All they train there is how to paint grass. Bullying each other etc
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stuttufu 1 day ago +11
They are living meat and for Putin is enough right now.
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Angryfunnydog 1 day ago +4
Actually not that much, due to war a lot of worksplaces emptied and a lot of Belarusians went to work into Russia for better paycheck and to occupy these vacant places. So there’s not a lot of noticeable changes due to lowering of workforce. It’s like communicating vessels - they’re already really close. Plus Belarus has fewer sanctions on them so it’s easier to do business through Belarus Strategically it makes more sense to keep Belarus out of the war to lift sanctions gradually and to have convenient loophole. It doesn’t really make much sense to drag them into a war, it will not bring a lot of forces on the table and it will close existing loopholes, it’s more convenient for Russia to keep things how they are as either way the war is a stalemate at the moment
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Raket0st 1 day ago +4
The wildcard is the reports that the stalemate is slowly turning in Ukraine's favor. If Russia fears a collapse of part of its frontline or believes Ukraine is stretched too thin to handle Belarus entering the war, it could make sense to get Belarus involved to force Ukraine off balance. It is a short sighted move, with all the risks you outlined, but Russia has repeatedly shown that it lacks long term planning in Ukraine.
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Angryfunnydog 1 day ago +2
There are reports of some successes from both sides, but the frontline is mostly unchanged - like here Ukrainians got some space - and here Russians got some space, this is going on like this for at least the last 1.5 years and yeah, while there are some reports of shifts, but until there are some real changes and for some prolonged period of time (it's pretty frequent to get some position only to be pushed back in 5 days or smth) - it's not real news. If the frontline will be falling - then yeah, they will make desperate moves, but nobody knows when and if that happens. That's why both sides bargaining a lot, really difficult to move somewhere in both directions
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stuttufu 1 day ago +1
I wasn't aware. Makes sense!
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badcatdog42 1 day ago +3
Has Putin made Lukashenko a colonel yet?
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66stang351 1 day ago +9
Not worth worrying about. No army can waltz into this war and do anything except take huge casualties. If it happens it might honestly be a boon for Ukraine, long term
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Eckanati64 1 day ago +5
What does Belarus even do other than being a Russian Puppet?
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Kobra_Zer0 1 day ago +2
If Belarus sends missiles from their territory like in the past Ukraine should respond in kind and blow them up.
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IdiotBOT1234 1 day ago +4
It will trigger armed insurrection in Belarus
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Flat-Double3566 1 day ago +2
Then he'll need to arm Belarusians. And it's hardly a wise choice in a country where the vast majority is against you 
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Tamsta-273C 1 day ago +1
Belarus have already lot of people in Poland and Lithuania/Latvia, some for work some for study, joing the war would mean total isolation for them. There is already sanctions, and the governments don't even hide the enmity.
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bomzay 1 day ago +1
Pretty sure the Ukrainians would immediately aid the long overdue revolution and Lukashenko would be done within a week. Uavs would bomb the hell out of the security forces and army and that would be it.
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TheTreeDweller 1 day ago
I wonder if Poland would be happy to undertake a special operation in Belarus
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SuperToiletDelux 1 day ago +1
There are entire brigades of Belarusians fighting for Ukraine. They have more experience then the entire Belarusian army.
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mixxituk 1 day ago +1
They desperate enough to let their allies Iran and the Old Syria get battered by trump who interestingly also works for them and now need to bring Belarus Optics couldn't get any more desperate 
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Glum-Breadfruit-6421 1 day ago +2
Belarus shouldn’t take Zelensky’s warning lightly. Ask the Wagner group in Africa how that worked out for them. Oh, nobody left to ask, sorry.
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m0llusk 22 hr ago +1
Belarus citizens really don't want that and if Lukashenko pushes too hard they will eat him.
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Difficult_Bad1064 21 hr ago +1
I think that military aged Belarusians probably have quite a negative view of Russia, due to willfully poisoning them with the fallout from Chernobyl.
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UnluckyPluton 1 day ago +1
If Belarus really accepts stepping into the war, call it Russia at this point.
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shrine-princess 1 day ago +1
Oh my god this is one of the best threads I’ve ever read on this website. Just actual people talking about the actual topic. Thank God
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drdillybar 1 day ago
They already crossed the Red line... per say. *brimg bring* 2020.
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Twitch-x 1 day ago -3
If Belarus joins Russia then Poland and Canada should join Ukraine. Get the checklist.
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pafagaukurinn 1 day ago -7
Wolf wolf.
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