{"id":11506,"date":"2022-12-05T17:17:12","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T14:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/longreads\/belarus-important-for-moscow-as-weapons-supplier\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"belarus-important-for-moscow-as-weapons-supplier","status":"publish","type":"longreads","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/longreads\/11506\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus important for Moscow as weapons supplier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n <span>By Alaksandr K\u0142asko\u016dski, BPN<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n <b><span>Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited Belarus on December 3 to sign a protocol amending an agreement on regional security dated December 19, 1997. The content of the amendment has not been disclosed.<\/span><\/b>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Defense analyst: Minsk may transfer rocket systems to Moscow<\/h2>\n<p>\n\t The amendment must have something to do with equipment supplies from Belarus to Russia, a defense analyst told The Viewer, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the matter freely.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t The source noted that Piotr Parchom\u010dyk, Belarus\u2019 deputy prime minister in charge of industry, and State Defense Industry Committee Chairman D\u017amitryj Pantus were present at the signing ceremony.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Russia might have turned to Belarus for Palanez multiple-rocket launch systems with a range of up to 300 kilometers, which are similar to HIMARS artillery systems supplied by the United States to Ukraine.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t The Palanez is assembled at the Precision Electric and Mechanical Plant in Dziar\u017eynsk, Minsk region.\n<\/p>\n<h2>Russia needs weapons and dual-purpose goods<\/h2>\n<p>\n\t Belarus is Russia\u2019s key exclusive supplier of arms and parts, including for rocket systems, satellites and engines, the source went on to say.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Vladimir Putin considers supplies of military and dual-purpose goods more important than Belarus\u2019 direct participation in the Russian military campaign in Ukraine, the source added.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t The Belarusian leader said on the sidelines of a security summit last month that Belarusian troops\u2019 involvement could only make things worse for Belarus and Russia. \u201cHow many troops can we deploy immediately? From 35,000 to 40,000. They would not solve the problem,\u201d Alaksandr \u0141uka\u0161enka said on November 23.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t He significantly exaggerated the number of troops available, the source said. \u201cIf you don\u2019t count air\/air defense, transport, communication and other units, the land forces (motorized rifle, mechanized and tank units) total 11,000 troops, plus special operation forces, about 3,600 men,\u201d the source said.\n<\/p>\n<h2>Conspiracy theories<\/h2>\n<p>\n\t Some observers are wondering whether Shoigu\u2019s visit might have something to do with the Kremlin\u2019s alleged plan to remove \u0141uka\u0161enka from power. The US-based think tank, Robert Lansing Institute, speculated recently that the Kremlin seeks to replace the Belarusian strongman with someone who could approve a deployment of Belarusian troops to Ukraine. It mentioned Stanisla\u016d Za\u015b, ex-chair of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, among potential candidates.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Some commentators also interpreted the November 26 sudden death of Foreign Minister U\u0142adzimir Makiej as the Kremlin\u2019s warning to \u0141uka\u0161enka.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t The theory seems to be far-fetched. Putin cannot just issue a decree to replace \u0141uka\u0161enka with someone else. Under the current Belarusian constitution, in the event of the Belarusian leader\u2019s natural death his powers are transferred to the chair of the Council of the Republic (Natalla Ka\u010danava) or to the Security Council in the case of his assassination.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Za\u015b is not even a civil servant at present.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t Certainly, Russia can invade Belarus and install someone as head of the annexed territory\u2019s administration. But it would be a very costly and risky affair for Putin, who has his hands full in Ukraine.\n<\/p>\n<h2>Karbalievi\u010d: Assassination would create many problems for Kremlin<\/h2>\n<p>\n\t It is beyond any doubt that Moscow wants Belarus to be actively involved in its military drive against Ukraine, said Valeryj Karbalevi\u010d, a Belarusian political analyst.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t The Kremlin\u2019s ultimate goal is make sure that \u0141uka\u0161enka cannot pull Belarus out of its alliance with Moscow.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t \u0141uka\u0161enka\u2019s removal from the personalist regime would trigger a political crisis in Belarus, which would make it even more difficult for Russia to drag Belarus into the war, he stressed.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t \u201cThe removal of \u0141uka\u0161enka would create more problems than his staying in power,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Alaksandr K\u0142asko\u016dski, BPN Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited Belarus on December 3 to sign a protocol amending an agreement on regional security dated December 19, 1997. The content of the amendment has not been disclosed. Defense analyst: Minsk may transfer rocket systems to Moscow The amendment must have something to do with equipment [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":0,"template":"","rubric":[24],"class_list":["post-11506","longreads","type-longreads","status-publish","hentry","rubric-theviewer"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Belarus important for Moscow as weapons supplier | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"By Alaksandr K\u0142asko\u016dski, BPN Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited Belarus on December 3 to sign a protocol amending an agreement on regional\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/longreads\/11506\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta 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