How, adding Belarus front, Russia establishes Ukraine war plan flexibility

By Tom Rogan

Published January 17, 2022 9:51pm ET

How, adding Belarus front, Russia establishes Ukraine war plan flexibility — Russia is significantly escalating its political and military pressure on Ukraine and the West. As an extension, Russian ground forces and equipment also have begun arriving in Belarus. Belarus and Russia say these forces will conduct joint exercises come February. In reality, their deliberately overt arrival affords Vladimir Putin the means to threaten and/or conduct […]

Russia is significantly escalating its political and military pressure on Ukraine and the West. As an extension, Russian ground forces and equipment also have begun arriving in Belarus.

Belarus and Russia say these forces will conduct joint exercises come February. In reality, their deliberately overt arrival affords Vladimir Putin the means to threaten and/or conduct a wide spectrum of war plans against Ukraine.