In order to prevent itself from being attacked from both sides, Ukraine almost destroyed all the bridges connecting the two countries, and even buried three rows of anti-tank mines on the border highway, and conducted air reconnaissance from time to time, which can be said to be

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Recently, in addition to fighting with Russia, Ukraine seems to be a bit tense in its atmosphere with Belarus . In order to prevent itself from being attacked from both sides, Ukraine almost destroyed all the bridges connecting the two countries, and even buried three rows of anti-tank mines on the border highway, and conducted air reconnaissance from time to time, which can be said to be a strict defense against Belarus. Faced with Ukraine’s unfriendly behavior, Belarus’s National Border Defense Committee Chairman Rabo warned Ukrainian President Zelensky: The Ukrainian border war is about to break out!

Belarus and Russia have a deep historical origin

Many people have never heard of Belarus before and have always thought that Belarus is part of Russia, but like Russia, Belarus is a sovereign independent country. In fact, Belarus and Russia have a deep historical origin, so they have been in good faith with Russia in various fields since their independence.

Belarus and Russia both historically originated from the Eastern Slavic clan and have the same ancestors. Because of this, Belarus and Russia have a deep sense of mutual identity. The Soviet Union, which was disintegrated in the last century, was originally composed of several countries including Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic, , the Russian Federation, Ukraine and the Southern Caucasus Federation. During World War II , the Belarusians won a huge victory in the war with the help of Soviet , which further strengthened Belarus' recognition of the Soviet Union.

Culture Although Belarus and Russia have their own languages, languages, ethnic costumes and religious beliefs, as descendants of the Eastern Slav ethnic group, the gap between the two is very small. And in order to maintain relations with Russia, Belarus has always regarded Russian as its official language. This is completely different from Ukraine, which is also a descendant of the Eastern Slavic ethnic group.

Economic, Russia and Belarus have also formed customs alliances, and Russia supplies a large amount of energy to Belarus every year. According to statistics, 40% of the total foreign investment received by Belarus is invested by Russia, and Belarus' economic development has been very stable with the help of Russia.

even provides all-round protection for Belarus in military terms, and declares that Russia will give Belarus the greatest help as soon as Belarus needs it. During the Russian-Ukrainian War, Belarus also allowed Russian troops to attack Ukraine through the passage.

Not to mention the diplomatic relations between the two countries. As early as 1997, Russia signed an alliance treaty with Belarus. Belarus can enjoy the same visa-free treatment as the Belarusians when passing customs at St. Petersburg . Not only that, in order to show support for Russia, Belarus responded positively when it proposed the ideas of Eurasian Union and Eurasian Economic Community .

Belarus wants to help Russia, but it has the will but not the strength

However, with such an iron relationship between Belarus and Russia, why didn’t Belarus help Russia overcome the difficulties together during the Russian-Ukraine war? In fact, from the exchanges between the two countries, it can be seen that from the economy to the military, Russia almost unilaterally assists Belarus, and as a small country, it is difficult for Belarus to give Russia the necessary support, let alone start a war for Russia and Europe and the United States. On the other hand, in order to prevent Belarus from harassing Ukraine, NATO further strengthened its strategic deployment on the Belarus border and frequently investigated near Belarus. Once an abnormality in Belarus is found, perhaps Ukraine does not need to take action, and its surrounding NATO member states will first attack Belarus.

For the current situation, as long as Belarus protects itself and does not actively conflict with neighboring countries, it will be the greatest help to Russia.

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