For the Protection of Belarus and Her peoples

Fortifications and trenches built all over the nation
Before the short Belarusian uprising, both the Carski court and the Assembly of Belarus voted in heavy favour of fortifying and building high quality trenches all over the nation. Funded mostly by the aristocracy, high quality, blast protected, walls and fortifications have been made all over the nation, however mostly near our large Soviet border (ofc, past the 10km demil zone) as well as on our border near the Polish. The reason for this is to stop illegal immigration and border hopping as well as for security reasons. Mire high-quality trenches, holes and underground tunnels have also begun to be dug out all over the nation, especially near the Russian border and in the nation's vast countryside (with an emphasis near the Sovo-Ukrainian border due to most of our agriculture scene being there). 

A much bigger military presence is building up near all of our borders with at least 400,000 troops stationed near the large Soviet border and at least 200,000 of our men near the Polish border. A heavy presence of our ‘Raskola corps’, a special military unit, have also made a presence near the Baltics and the Ukraine. This is due in large part to Communist rebels hiding within the border or in the demilitarisation zone. 

Assembly split on the Raritanian-Soviet war 

With the Carski Court in complete support of the Americans, the Tsar, the chancellor and the Assembly are much more split on the topic. Assemblyman Rafuel Elks stated that to protect and to ensure neutrality in the world, Belarus should stay away from the war, while upper-assemblyman Slavamir Kaspiarovič stated that it's another clear sign of Russian imperialism, quoting the invasion of Far Eastern as a clear example of that. A vote is said to be put in place, however it's not sure. 

Belarusian revolution quiets down

The Belarusian revolution, following negotiations and arrests of rebel leaders, military crackdowns, propaganda and harsher punishments, the Belarusian revolution has quite downed and production has begun once again and the economy has begun to stabilise. The Communist threat still lingers within the border. 

Dutch peacekeepers in Belarus 

Soviet and European Federation peacekeepers have been kicked out, and Dutch and GEDO ones have come to replace them. This has a set of challenges, mostly with anti-GEDO and anti-west Communist rebels within the country. Last night it was reported that 3 Dutch peacekeepers in a small village near Vitebsk were tricked and ambushed by a group of KM members who pretended to be civilians in distress. A fire fight began in which 4 KM members were shot dead, while Dutch Peacekeeper Stan van der Roest was shot twice leaving him in a coma and in a fatal condition. 

In reaction to the ambush of Dutch peacekeepers in Belarus, the CoDFiB (Command of Dutch Forces in Belarus) has ordered the arrest of 20 suspected communists in Belarus by the D.C.O.T detachment (Dutch Covert Operations Team, separate from the CoDFiB) . D.C.O.T tried to surprise the suspects, but 6 managed to get to a weapon and open fire. 3 suspected communists were confirmed killed in a firefight, whereas 2 D.C.O.T personnel got wounded. The remaining suspects were brought to the CodFiB headquarters, questioned and charged. 1 suspected communist was executed on the spot by an angry soldier who identified the person as being involved in the ambushing. The soldier got arrested and is being charged in court martial. 7 suspected communists were released, because there was no evidence of any crimes committed, the remaining 9 suspected communists have been charged and will appear in front of Belarusian courts soon.

Dutch D.C.O.T commander Ludwig Van Gozensen