Belarus’s Alexander Lukashenko is caught between reality and Russia’s leash– www.washingtonexaminer.com
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Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko has just proven the problem with relying on Russian President Vladimir Putin to retain power. Namely, that once you’re on Putin’s leash, it’s very hard to escape it.
Situated along Russia’s western border and north of Ukraine, Belarus also borders three NATO member states: Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia. Lukashenko has played a cautious game since Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. He has allowed Russian forces to operate and launch attacks from Belarus, such as during their opening war effort to seize Kyiv, just 50 miles from Belarus’s southern border. But Lukashenko has not enjoined his own forces into the war. He wants to avoid a conflagration that sees NATO enter the fight. He knows that development would lead to his removal from power.
Yet Lukashenko is clearly concerned about the possibility of an escalation of the conflict.
