CIA and Pentagon instructors are involved in preparing protests in Belarus, Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin said on Tuesday. The text of his statement was distributed by the SVR press office.
"Fighters for a renewed Belarus" are trained in Poland, Georgia, Ukraine and the Baltic States with the participation of instructors from the CIA and the Pentagon, affiliated with the State Department of American NGOs, " the head of the SVR said.
Unscrupulous methods
According to him, the United States uses the most unscrupulous methods to sway the situation in the Republic. "The United States uses the most unscrupulous methods to sway the situation in Belarus. When working with the Belarusian opposition, the Americans shift their focus to increasing the activity of its power wing from among radical nationalists. The State Department has launched work to connect extremist elements to protest performances," Naryshkin said in a statement, the text of which was distributed on Tuesday by the SVR press office.
The US is interfering in the religious situation in Belarus, trying to draw Catholic communities into anti-government actions, the head of the SVR believes. "According to reports, the United States is also unceremoniously interfering in the religious situation in Belarus, trying to push representatives of the Orthodox and Catholic branches of Christianity. Trying to draw the Vatican, which is still showing restraint, into the Belarusian events, the Americans are working to more actively involve Catholic priests in anti - government protests," the head of the SVR stressed. He noted that the clergy of the Roman Catholic Church are encouraged to openly criticize the Belarusian authorities and use religious events, including sermons, prayer services, and processions, to conduct oppositional political propaganda among the faithful.
Resonant provocation
According to Naryshkin, the SVR has data on the preparation of a resonant provocation in Belarus. "According to the plan of the Americans, this should force Minsk to take tough retaliatory measures against the Roman Catholic Church. According to reports, among the extremist opponents of the current Belarusian authorities currently hiding abroad, a plan is being hatched for a resonant provocation, during which one of the authoritative clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church would be arrested or even injured or killed. The expectation is that this will significantly increase anti - government sentiment among Catholics and encourage them to participate more actively in street protests," the head of the SVR concluded.
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