Apart from the obvious [1], you may have noticed Lukashenko's repeated claims that NATO is threatening Belarus [2]. A war of convenience, started to justify a

Apart from the obvious [1], you may have noticed Lukashenko's repeated claims that NATO is threatening Belarus [2]. A war of convenience, started to justify a Russian military intervention in the country, could easily get out of hand due to the sensitivity of the region, in particular the Suwalki gap [3]. Countries around the area, including neutral Sweden, have been ratcheting up their military preparedness to that possibility [4]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Donbass https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Donbass [2] https://www.euronews.com/2020/08/29/president-lukashenko-claims-nato-has-aggressive-plans-against-belarus https://www.euronews.com/2020/08/29/president-lukashenko-cla... [3] https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/suwalki-gap.htm https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/suwalki... [4] https://www.politico.eu/article/security-alert-sweden-gotland-cold-war-memories/ https://www.politico.eu/article/security-alert-sweden-gotlan...