Belarusian Concerns over Involvement in Ukraine Conflict

Belarusians are concerned about being drawn into the war with Ukraine as thousands of men in Belarus attend military drills amid fears that the staunch Moscow ally could be drawn into the fighting. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has welcomed thousands of Russian troops to his country, allowed the Kremlin to use it to launch the invasion of Ukraine, and offered to station some of Russia’s tactical nuclear weapons there. However, further involvement over Ukraine could rekindle public anger against him and erode his iron-fisted grip on power that has lasted for nearly 29 years.