Self-proclaimed President of Belarus Aliaksandr Lukashenko has appointed a new Foreign Minister and Commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces, the state agency Belta reports..

Deceased Vladzimir Makei's First Deputy Syargei Aleinik has become the head of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry. Andrey Lukyanovich, Deputy Commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces, was promoted to Commander.

According to Lukashenka, he has already discussed with Aleinik and Lukyanovich "

Addressing Aleinik, the self-proclaimed President of Belarus said: “It will not be easy”. In the area of \u200b\u200bresponsibility of the commander of the Air Force "

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Foreign Minister of Belarus Vladzimir Makei died suddenly on November 26. The diplomat was the main channel of Lukashenka's dialogue with the West.

His unexpected death weakened the positions of opponents of the direct entry of Belarus into the war against Ukraine. It is not known whether Makei's death was caused by natural causes or was the result of a special operation by the Russian special services.. But in the end, the Russians benefited the most from it..

Read more about the plans of the Russian leadership and the place of Lukashenka and Belarus in them in the article by Vladimir Kravchenko “Putin wants Kyiv again: will there be an offensive from Belarus?