Paul
Goble
Staunton, July 30 – A man from the Belarusian city of Vitebsk, a city not far from the Russian border, has
posted on Facebook pictures showing Russian soldiers in unmarked
uniforms there something that will undoubtedly exacerbate existing fears that Moscow will use the upcoming Zapad-2017 military
exercises to carry out regime change in Minsk.
The blogger, who uses Drug Syabar as
his screen name, says that in the photographs, one can see that “Russian
soldiers are already beginning to arrive for the so-called military exercises.
The arriving troops are beginning to take locations throughout all cities. But
there are also appearing people with automatic weapons in military uniforms
bearing no distinguishing marks”
The pictures also have been reported and described, in among other places, at newvv.net/ukraine/253991.html, profi-forex.org/novosti-mira/novosti-sng/belarus-/entry1008309440.html,
and dsnews.ua/world/v-belarusi-poyavilis-rossiyskie-zelenye-chelovechki-s-avtomatami-27072017162600).
Given that such people became known
as “the little green men” who led Russia’s invasion forces in Ukraine, such
reports from Belarus now will only intensify existing fears about Russia’s
intentions in Belarus even if it turns out as may be possible that those
pictured are simply support elements for Russian forces rather than a genuine
invasion force.
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