"Maybe it's enough with the fluff?" "Belarusian Silovik" attacks the "peace party" in Russia's leadership

Russian Presidential Advisor Yuri Ushakov, US Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff, Russian Presidential Envoy Kirill Dmitriev, and US Presidential Envoy Jared Kushner at a meeting in the Kremlin, January 22, 2026. Photo: Alexander Kazakov/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP

"Unfortunately, the split in the Russian pro-state camp is strengthening right before our eyes," the "Belarusian Silovik" channel wrote today in a post addressed to the Russian audience, explaining, "It's impossible to both fight normally and negotiate at the same time."

The channel, created by Artur Haiko, notes the growing split in Russian society: "This can be observed even in the comments of all channels covering the topic of hostilities. You literally go there, and in every post, there are mutual accusations."

"Belarusian Silovik" attacks those in the Russian leadership who advocate for negotiations, specifically hinting at the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev:

"Maybe it's enough with the fluff? Picking words not to offend 'respected partners', persuading, looking for opportunities to fly to Miami to ride a board. Iran, which has many times fewer capabilities, has demonstrated that the enemy only understands force and will only reckon with it.

At some point, a choice will have to be made: who is dearer to you – your own or strangers'?"

Artur Haiko's cry from the heart resonated with Russian war correspondents. It was reposted by numerous other channels.

"The enemy only understands force and will only reckon with it," these words are emphasized by the "Two Majors" channel.

War has become a goldmine not only for the Russian military-industrial complex but also for the propaganda apparatus. Its cessation, Moscow's abandonment of the course of incitement and confrontation, would also mean a reduction in funding for chauvinistic content, including war correspondents, who played a minor role in the Russian information space before 2022. For many of them, the continuation of the war also means preserving their own significance.

At the same time, fatigue from the endless conflict is growing in Russian society, which Alexander Lukashenka called a "protracted struggle that needs to end" in 2025. Russia has lost between 300 and 350 thousand people killed. Approximately the same number have been left disabled. Most of the settlements captured by Russia have been completely wiped out during the capture. The flow of volunteers into the Russian army has dried up, and Russians have exhausted their military equipment reserves.

Nevertheless, negotiations to end the war are difficult because Russia wants additional territorial concessions. The rise in energy prices as a result of the US and Israeli attack on Iran gave Moscow hope for increased revenues. This may also be linked to the revival of the "party of war," which was already dormant.

The rhetoric of "Belarusian Silovik" contradicts the public rhetoric of Alexander Lukashenka himself, who verbally advocates for peace here and now.

Earlier, "Belarusian Silovik" criticized the Russian authorities for stopping strikes on Ukrainian energy. "Alarming news is coming in," was how the channel's first message about the moratorium on strikes began.

Павялічыць

GUBOPiK officer Artur Haiko. Photo: sb.by

The Telegram channel "Belarusian Silovik" emerged in March 2022, when Russians were storming Kyiv. Thanks to collaborations with similar Russian Z-channels and the incitement of military hysteria, it soared to 437,000 subscribers – there are few Belarusians among them, it targets the internal Russian audience. "Nasha Niva" followed the traces left by its creator online and found out earlier that Artur Haiko, an officer of the GUBOPiK of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus, is behind the channel.

It is difficult to say how large a part of Belarusian security forces fully identify with Russia and are guided by such misanthropic ideas as the authors of "Belarusian Silovik." However, it is clear that this part has carte blanche to act and propagate its Russian-world, in fact, Russophascist ideology.

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