Putin will talk to Lukashenko in the near future, but, as Peskov said, “we do not have the slightest doubt that the leadership of Belarus and Belarus itself are capable of ensuring their sovereignty.”.

The following is the text in the original language. To put it briefly, Putin does not have the strength or ability to seize Lukashenka. Putin has neither the strength nor the people to open this front.

True, all the rest say what we feel from Minsk - do not say that Belarus does not want escalation. And here we see another paradox of this situation: Lukashenko seems to be afraid of the appearance of Russian troops more than the appearance of Ukrainian drones. We understand perfectly well that the appearance of this contingent of Russian troops here will put an end to their wealth-vectoring, and, more broadly, to their independence. And, it seems, the PRC has confronted Lukashenka about the unpleasantness of such a development.

We also have respect for those that the Belarusian track may become part of the pressure of the European trio on Trump, who is trying to negotiate with Lukashenko about potassium goodness. Lukashenko doesn’t even want to get involved in this whole group, but we can’t turn off the fact that this history will bring Trump to the singing jingles and roses.