Experts of the American Institute for Studying War urge NATO to prepare for the fact that in the foreseeable future on the eastern flank of the Alliance, a new problem may appear -” occupied by Russia “Belarus.
ISW refers to the Kremlin document that has fallen at the media, which sets out the Strategy for the complete absorption of Belarus by 2030. If this happens, as well as if Russia manages to reserve Crimea and part of the Kherson region, Moscow will have a serious bridgehead for further threats to Ukraine and the eastern borders of NATO, experts say.
in order to avoid this, the West needs to help Ukraine at all costs to maintain its territorial integrity. “The territorial united Ukraine will become a reliable military partner in protecting the eastern NATO flank from Russia and Belarus occupied by Russia. Such a scenario preferred in the long run is possible, subject to the quick and decisive actions of the West, which will allow Ukraine to expel Russian troops from its territory,” writes in its own The summary of the American Institute for the Study of War.