The Biden administration is urging U.S. citizens in Belarus to depart the country immediately and warned against travel there in a statement published Monday.

The updated travel warning comes after bordering countries Lithuania, Latvia and Poland have stepped up security along the border over concerns about Russian Wagner mercenary forces exiled in the country.

The State Department, in its warning, encouraged Americans still in Belarus to depart the country immediately and categorized the country as a Level 4 risk, the highest security warning.

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    Didn’t one of the Proud Boys run there rather than face prison for Jan 6? Looks like a big oops.

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      Seems like there are better places without extradition treaties. Warmer and more tropical places. The hell they go to Belarus for?

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        Good luck getting to stay in most of those places. They’re happy to have tourists, not residents. Unless you have a lot of money to open a business. Proud little boys don’t strike me as wealthy.

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          What are the chances the Proud Boy will even make an attempt to learn Belarusian? My prediction is close to 0%. Probably would expect others to learn English instead.

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            What are the chances the Proud Boy will even make an attempt to learn Belarusian?

            If he pretends it’s German, maybe.

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          Part 1 : Start off stupid

          Life is hard. It’s even harder when you’re dumb.

          Part 2: Believe Donald Trump.

          Let simmer over a low heat of Fawx News and Russian troll farms for 4 years.

          Serve over a plate of insurrection and garnish with an escape to a hostile puppet state.

          Perfect recipe for a life fucked up.

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          Sure but even then, you’ve got a target on your back being there as a US citizen. I’d want my family to be safe so I’d leave, it’ll be less likely that anti NATO groups find out about your family if you’re not there.

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            I am just pointing out that there are other reasons to be there at this point in time that just support of the war.

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              Very true, some just want to stay, I know a lot of Belarusian’s hate lukashinko and putin so they stay for their country. Hopefully the time comes when they can take it back just as Ukraine has been doing.

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                Yeah that’s a big issue. Hell even some of the EU countries have issues getting visitor visas for the USA. I’ve got UA and PL family and both prior to the war had really really tough times just to be able to come visit.

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              No clue why you’re being shot down for this but you’re right, if you have Belarusian family and they’re not pro-putin then I’d try my hardest to get them over here.

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      Maybe it’s meant to mainly fuck with Russian intelligence? Don’t forget that we’re practically at war with them.

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    I hope they have a verbally delivered version of this message interrupting tv shows - the majority of Americans in the country are conservatives doing fascism tours and they can’t read.

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      Just as long as we (the US) can write them off as a lost cause / FAFO fodder when things go south. I don’t want my tax dollars trying to rescue any people stupid enough to decide Belarus was a viable tourism or lifestyle destination following the stationing of Russian nukes and harboring of Wagner/Prigoshen within their borders.

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    I’m a little surprised this warning wasn’t issued last year. Better late than never?