"The visit of Alexander Lukashenko - by the way already the second in 3 months - can not be called otherwise as an emergency. On September 14 joint Belarusian-Russian exercises West 2017 will start. Who are extremely concerned about NATO and Ukraine. And no less they care about Alexander Grigorievich himself. Because, for the first time in 23 years in office, the father of the Belarusian people does not have the assurance that he will meet 24 years in office. Instincts suggest that the course of events may accelerate against the will of Lukashenka himself.

Cleaning in the apparatus of the Ministry of Defense and the KGB of the Republic of Belarus pro-Russian officers seemed to have to reassure him, but this did not happen. Therefore, on the first day of the official visit, no meetings were scheduled. The president arrived for 2 days, and holds meetings only in the second. What I did all day Thursday, with whom I met, what I was talking about, guess. Lukashenko convinces that war from Belarus will not come to Ukraine. Did Putin ever say that he would attack Ukraine? For once, at least in one interview? On the contrary, he said in 2008 in an interview with DW, that all the talk about the claims on the Crimea - nonsense.

The truth is that Lukashenka does not trust Putin for a long time and does not fully control what is happening on his territory, including these very military exercises. Putin does not need to unleash a hybrid operation on the territory of Belarus. Why, if the local military and security services are easily taken under control? It is enough to remove just one figure. And put instead of her local Zakharchenko or carpenter. And then it's easy to make 6 subjects of the Russian Federation out of 6 regions, "- summed up Berezovets.